10022008 - Deputy Kevin Haan - Pleaded Oct DUI - Allegan County SD

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Deputy Kevin Haan charged with domestic violence [March 04, 2008] http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2008/03/deputy-haan-allegan-county-sd.html

Deputy Kevin Haan: Violation of PPO [March 13, 2008]

http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2008/03/deputy-kevin-haan-allegan-co-sd.html

Deputy Kevin Haan charged with DUI [March 28, 2008] http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2008/03/deputy-kevin-haan-allegan-co-sd_28.html

Ex-deputy faces 3rd OWI in chase, crash
Kevin Haan left Allegan Co. Sheriff's Dept in 2008
Updated: Tuesday, 16 Oct 2012, 11:58 PM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 16 Oct 2012, 5:27 PM EDT
WOOD TV
http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/muskegon_county/Ex-deputy-faces-3rd-OWI-in-chase-crash

MUSKEGON, Mich. (WOOD) - A former sheriff's deputy faces multiple charges after allegedly leading police on a chase and crashing into an old school building while drunk.

Kevin Jay Haan crashed his vehicle into a former Orchard View School building near Apple Avenue and Dangl Road Monday afternoon.

Haan, 47, now faces charges of third-degree fleeing and eluding, operating while intoxicated (third offense) and resisting and obstructing, according to the Muskegon County Prosecutor's Office.

Authorities say a half-empty bottle of vodka was found in the crashed truck. The resisting police charge was because of his actions after the crash.

A woman whose vehicle Haan allegedly hit during the chase told 24 Hour News 8 Tuesday evening that she's "disappointed" a former law enforcement officer would behave recklessly and try to run from police.

His previous drunk driving convictions were in 2008 and 2010, according to the Prosecutor's Office.

In 2008, Haan resigned from the Allegan County Sheriff's Department after 18 years on the force. He had been arrested three times in March of that year for threatening his wife over the phone, violating bond, and drunk driving.

He pleaded guilty in May 2008 to misdemeanor malicious use of a telecommunications device and operating while impaired, according to state records.

He also pleaded guilty to misdemeanor domestic violence after a May 2008 incident.

Haan was arrested again in October 2008 in Kent County for operating while intoxicated, to which he also pleaded guilty.

                     

10022008 - Deputy Kevin Haan - Oct DUI - Allegan County SD

Also See:

Deputy Kevin Haan charged with domestic violence [March 04, 2008] http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2008/03/deputy-haan-allegan-county-sd.html

Deputy Kevin Haan: Violation of PPO [March 13, 2008]

http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2008/03/deputy-kevin-haan-allegan-co-sd.html

Deputy Kevin Haan charged with DUI [March 28, 2008] http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2008/03/deputy-kevin-haan-allegan-co-sd_28.html

Ex-deputy faces 3rd OWI in chase, crash
Kevin Haan left Allegan Co. Sheriff's Dept in 2008
Updated: Tuesday, 16 Oct 2012, 11:58 PM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 16 Oct 2012, 5:27 PM EDT
WOOD TV
http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/muskegon_county/Ex-deputy-faces-3rd-OWI-in-chase-crash

MUSKEGON, Mich. (WOOD) - A former sheriff's deputy faces multiple charges after allegedly leading police on a chase and crashing into an old school building while drunk.

Kevin Jay Haan crashed his vehicle into a former Orchard View School building near Apple Avenue and Dangl Road Monday afternoon.

Haan, 47, now faces charges of third-degree fleeing and eluding, operating while intoxicated (third offense) and resisting and obstructing, according to the Muskegon County Prosecutor's Office.

Authorities say a half-empty bottle of vodka was found in the crashed truck. The resisting police charge was because of his actions after the crash.

A woman whose vehicle Haan allegedly hit during the chase told 24 Hour News 8 Tuesday evening that she's "disappointed" a former law enforcement officer would behave recklessly and try to run from police.

His previous drunk driving convictions were in 2008 and 2010, according to the Prosecutor's Office.

In 2008, Haan resigned from the Allegan County Sheriff's Department after 18 years on the force. He had been arrested three times in March of that year for threatening his wife over the phone, violating bond, and drunk driving.

He pleaded guilty in May 2008 to misdemeanor malicious use of a telecommunications device and operating while impaired, according to state records.

He also pleaded guilty to misdemeanor domestic violence after a May 2008 incident.

Haan was arrested again in October 2008 in Kent County for operating while intoxicated, to which he also pleaded guilty.

                     

09302008 - Officer Thomas Cupples - Ferndale PD [retired]

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http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2010/07/officer-thomas-cupples-ferndale-pd.html

09292008 - Deputy Craig Baker - CSC Dismissed - Benzie County SD

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Deputy Craig Baker charged with CSC [April 01, 2008]

http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2008/04/deputy-craig-baker-benzie-county-sd.html

Judge dismisses charge against sergeant
September 29, 2008
By ART BUKOWSKI
The Record-Eagle
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BEULAH -- A fired Benzie County corrections sergeant might try to get his job back after a judge dismissed a criminal sex charge against him.

Benzie Circuit Judge James Batzer on Friday dismissed a single count of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct against Craig Baker. Baker was suspended in April and later fired after allegations surfaced that he sexually assaulted a teen girl.

But the alleged victim said she lied about the incident in a signed affidavit, court filings show. Batzer granted a motion, made by defense attorney Brett Naumcheff, to dismiss the case based on lack of evidence.

The Benzie sheriff's department asked Michigan State Police for an investigation after hearing Baker allegedly assaulted the girl, then 14, at his residence during the winter of 2005. State police arrested Baker in April, and he was immediately suspended. A week later he was fired.

Baker was fired based on statements he made to state police and sheriff's administrators, Undersheriff Rory Heckman said.

Baker, 37, worked for the department since 1997. He couldn't be reached for comment, and Naumcheff didn't return calls for comment.

The department will defend its firing of Baker if he files a grievance seeking re-employment, despite Batzer's decision, Heckman said.

"We're convinced something still occurred," he said.

The sheriff's department expects Baker will try to get his job back, Heckman said.

Police Officers Association of Michigan representative Pat Spidell had yet to speak with Baker and wasn't sure if the union will work to get the job back, he said.

"We've got to review the court case and some other issues in our office before we make a determination," he said.











Benzie deputy suspended amid CSC charges
Court bailiff accused of sexually assaulting woman
By ALEX PIAZZA
The Record Eagle
Fri Apr 16, 2010, 07:55 AM EDT
http://record-eagle.com/friday/x2074892830/Benzie-deputy-suspended-amid-CSC-charges/print

BEULAH -- Benzie Sheriff Rory Heckman suspended one of his deputies without pay after police said he twice sexually assaulted a woman.

Authorities this week charged Richard "Rick" Lee Zych, 52, of Honor, with two counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct. The high-court misdemeanor charge is punishable by up to two years in prison and/or $500.

He "engaged in non-consensual sexual contact" with a woman "by using force and coercion" on two occasions last year, court records show. The woman was an acquaintance, but they weren't in a relationship, Heckman said.

Zych, a court bailiff who's worked for the department since 1997, was suspended on Wednesday without pay or benefits. His arraignment is scheduled for April 22 in 85th District Court.

A union representing Zych filed a grievance on Thursday, contending the sheriff's department wrongfully suspended him without pay.

"He obviously hasn't been afforded his due process rights to defend himself," said Pat Spidell, a Police Officers Association of Michigan representative.

Heckman said he'll respond to the grievance soon.

The sheriff's department in December suspended Zych with pay pending a Michigan State Police investigation. Zych was required to call the department twice a day while on paid suspension, but because Heckman on Wednesday stripped him of his pay and benefits, he no longer has to check in. He did not return a call for comment.

Zych is the most recent Benzie County sheriff's deputy charged with sexual assault.

The sheriff's department two years ago fired Craig Baker, a corrections sergeant, after allegations surfaced that he sexually assaulted a girl, then 14, in 2005. A judge dismissed the case because the alleged victim said she lied about the incident, but Heckman refused to reinstate Baker.

At least two other Benzie officers this decade were convicted on sexual assault charges.

Heckman said the department must continue to conduct thorough background checks to ensure similar incidents don't occur. The sheriff's department requires its deputies, both for corrections and road patrol, to undergo a psychological examination before they're hired.

"Those weren't always done in the past," Heckman said. "It's a necessary piece of the puzzle.

The more eyes you have looking at it, it's going to help you."