Darrin Kudwa Menominee County Sheriff

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.

08/14/2026

Thanks for all the support and donations for the Special Olympics fundraiser that we did this morning.

08/08/2026

Great work by all!

07/29/2026

🚨 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 Ammunition. 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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07/23/2026

Stop down at ACE hardware in Menominee the robotics students from Stephenson are selling brats for breakfast.

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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07/22/2026

07/16/2026

Jen and I both agreed that it was hot and smokey at Family Fun Night. However that did not stop people from attending.