Police see high activity during St. Patrick's day
St. Patrick’s Day festivities may have started out uneventful, but Mount Pleasant Police Department Officers became busy quickly, responding to a number of complaints into Wednesday morning.
From midnight until 7 a.m., police received 165 calls for service, arrested 10 people and wrote 19 tickets for disorderly conduct, minor in possession, open intoxicants and operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Police said there were two noteworthy calls Tuesday.
A 22-year-old Rockford woman led police on a short chase after failing to pull over for a traffic stop because she was afraid she would get in trouble for drinking and driving. She was arrested for operating while impaired and fleeing and eluding. There were no injuries or property damage in the incident.
The second incident involved a 21-year-old Caledonia man, also a CMU student, who tried to set a couch on fire near Gaylord and S. Washington streets. After a short foot chase, he was arrested on arson and resisting and obstructing charges. He currently is lodged at Isabella County Jail and will be arraigned Wednesday.
