Menominee County Sheriff's Office

09/05/2026

🎉 Milestone Moments 🎉

Our employees have celebrated some big accomplishments recently!

👉Corrections Officer Bailey Baxter was recently promoted to the role of Sergeant. Bailey brings both energy and empathy to this role, and is already doing a great job with her expanded responsibilities.

👉Owen Chartier, a new hire in our Road Patrol division (and a familiar face to many north-end residents), has completed our field training program. Be sure to say ‘hello’ when you see him out patrolling!

👉Our sweet K9 Dina celebrated her 8th birthday and retired from active duty. Dina is enjoying retirement at home, where she spends her days laying in the sun and overseeing all human and animal activities.

Please join us in congratulating our employees on their well-earned accomplishments! We are grateful for their hard work and dedication to our department and our community.

08/29/2026

The Menominee County Sheriff's Special Deputy Association is accepting voluntary donations designated for the Water Rescue program to help support equipment and resources used for water rescue response in Menominee County.

Donations may help support rescue and flotation equipment, emergency medical gear, marine electronics and navigation equipment, water responder safety equipment and other water rescue needs.

Donations can be made through the Sheriff's Association's official Venmo or PayPal accounts by scanning either QR code in the attached flyer. Please enter "Water Rescue" in the payment note/comment so your donation can be properly designated to the Water Rescue program.

Whether you live here, boat here, fish here, or visit our area, your support helps strengthen the resources available to respond to emergencies on our local waterways.

Thank you for supporting the Menominee County Water Rescue. Please share to help us spread the word.

08/18/2026

🚨Police Training Exercise - Stephenson🚨

Local law enforcement agencies will be conducting multi-day active assailant training exercises in the City of Stephenson this week.

Residents may notice law enforcement activity and vehicles in the area of the schools. This multi-agency presence is part of the planned training exercise, and does not indicate an ongoing emergency.

08/15/2026

Grateful for this continued partnership with Bark River-Harris Schools and TEAM Wireless!

TEAM Wireless, Menominee Co. Sheriff and Bark River-Harris Schools fund a full-time SRO for the upcoming school year. With this year’s contribution, Boucher and TEAM Wireless have donated more than $350,000 to support safety initiatives and the SRO program at Bark River-Harris Schools.

Learn more here: https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/2026/08/13/team-wireless-menominee-co-sheriff-bark-river-harris-schools-fund-full-time-sro-upcoming-school-year/

08/09/2026

🚧 ROAD CLOSURE 🚧

A portion of west County Road 346, near the intersection of O-2 Lane, is closed to all traffic due an accident.

Please find an alternate route of travel while emergency responders work in the area.

08/08/2026

Found Safe!

Two young children who went missing in the Daggett area this morning have been located and are safe. The children were missing for an estimated 90 minutes before a searcher spotted them along a woodline.

Thank you to the Menominee City Police Department, Menominee County 911, and the concerned neighbors and passersby who assisted in the search. We are grateful for a quick find and happy reunion with family members.

07/28/2026

🚨 PRESS RELEASE 🚨

MULTIPLE OVERNIGHT OVERDOSES, DEATH RELATED TO LOCAL CO***NE PURCHASES

MENOMINEE, MI – Sheriff Darrin Kudwa reports that co***ne use has resulted in at least four overdoses and one death in Marinette and Menominee Counties since last night.

While individuals have been detained in reference to this investigation, Sheriff Kudwa cautions that more of the tainted drug may have been distributed locally.

A joint investigation comprised of multiple Michigan- and Wisconsin-based agencies is ongoing.

Anyone with information related to these incidents are asked to contact the Menominee County Sheriff’s Office via phone at 906-863-4441. Tips can also be submitted anonymously via the Crime Stoppers of Marinette and Menominee County website or the P3 Tips app.

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07/28/2026

🚨PRESS RELEASE🚨

MAN ARRESTED FOR ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO COMMIT MURDER

MENOMINEE TOWNSHIP, MI – Sheriff Kudwa reports that on Saturday, July 25, 2026, Deputies from the Menominee County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a Menominee Township residence in reference to an individual shooting at another person during an argument about cutting grass.

After investigating the incident, a search warrant was executed and a Menominee Township resident was arrested and lodged at the Menominee County Jail.

Anthony Raymond Mech, 57, was arraigned in 95A District Court on Monday, July 27, 2026, on the following charges: Assault with Intent to Commit Murder, Felony Fi****ms, Felon in Possession of Fi****ms, and Felon in Possession of Am******on. Mech remains lodged in the Menominee County Jail on a cash/surety bond.

The Menominee County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by personnel from the Menominee City Police Department, the Michigan State Police, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, and Menominee County 911.

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07/24/2026

Breaking News

The National Weather Service in Marquette has completed surveys of storm damage from Monday. Three tornadoes have been added to this year's tornado count.

EF-U Tornadic Waterspout - Harvey, MI (Shot Point)
EF-1 Tornado - Gourley Township, MI
EF-1 Tornado - OB Fuller County Park/Fox, MI

The National Weather Service denotes additional information could be incoming in future days that would add more detail to the existing tornadoes, or result in more tornadoes being confirmed, especially in rural portions of Menominee and Delta counties that were hard to survey due to forest density. Michigan now stands at 26 tornadoes on the year here in 2026.

07/22/2026

PRESS RELEASE: ONE DECEASED FOLLOWING MENOMINEE TOWNSHIP UTV ACCIDENT

Sheriff Darrin Kudwa reports that one person is dead following a UTV accident that occurred yesterday evening.

At approximately 7:52 PM on Tuesday, July 21st, Menominee County Sheriff Deputies were notified of the accident, which occurred south of the intersection of County Road 577 and Birch Creek #6 Road. Deputies arrived on scene to find a single-vehicle UTV accident, with one occupant ejected from the vehicle with significant traumatic injuries. While life-saving measures were initiated, additional law enforcement officers made contact with a pedestrian who was also a passenger in the UTV. The passenger was transported to the hospital for medical care. The driver was declared deceased.

While this incident is still under investigation, speed and alcohol are believed to be factors. Anyone with information related to this fatality is encouraged to contact the Menominee County Sheriff’s Office at (906) 863-4441. Information may also be reported anonymously via the Crime Stoppers of Marinette and Menominee County page, or through the Crime Stoppers mobile tip app.

The Menominee County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by personnel from the Michigan State Police, Menominee City Police Department, Menominee-Ingallston Volunteer Fire Department, Bay Area Paramedics, Marinette County Medical Examiners Office, Menominee County Road Commission, Ultimate Towing and Recovery, and Menominee County 911.

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