03142013 - Deputy Michael Vanderlaan - Sentenced - Ottawa SD

Deputy Michael Vanderlaan [Ottawa SD]: Plea agreement for January 11, 2013 domestic violence assault.

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Janaury 11, 2013 domestic violence assault:
http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2013/01/deputy-michael-vanderlaan-ottawa-county.html

March 13, 2013: Deputy VanderLaan placed on probation for January 11th domestic violence charge. The DV conviction will be removed from his record upon successful completion of probation. Although Deputy VanderLaan has pleaded guilty to DV charges and is on probation, he remains working at the Ottawa County SD.








Ottawa County Sheriff's deputy sentenced for domestic violence
Thursday, March 14, 2013 3:11 p.m. EDT
WKZO NEWS
http://wkzo.com/news/articles/2013/mar/14/ottawa-county-sheriffs-deputy-sentenced-for-domestic-violence/

GRAND HAVEN (WKZO) -- Ottawa County Sheriff's Deputy Michael Vanderlaan will be on probation for a year for a domestic violence conviction. The 41-year-old cop could have the conviction removed from his record after completing probation. He was charged in January after a fight with his wife, and remains on desk duty with the sheriff's department pending a disciplinary hearing this week.









Ottawa County sheriff's deputy sentenced to probation on domestic violence charge
By John Tunison
jtunison@mlive.com
March 13, 2013 at 4:40 PM
Updated March 13, 2013 at 5:12 PM
MLive
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2013/03/ottawa_county_sheriffs_deputy.html

GRAND HAVEN, MI -- A judge has sentenced an Ottawa County sheriff's deputy to a year of probation - with the potential the charge will be erased - after he was charged with domestic violence in January.

Michael Vanderlaan, 41, was sentenced under the Michigan Spousal Abuse Act that allows first-time offenders the opportunity to have their criminal conviction removed from the public record if they satisfactorily complete probation.

Vanderlaan was charged with domestic violence after a Jan. 11 altercation involving his wife.

Vanderlaan was assigned to administrative duties after being charged and is working at the sheriff's Georgetown Township office.

Ottawa County Undersheriff Greg Steigenga said Wednesday, March 13, Vanderlaan, a 10-year employee with the department, remains on that status pending a disciplinary hearing expected later this week.










Ottawa County deputy's plea to domestic violence is under advisement

By John Tunison
jtunison@mlive.com
The Grand Rapids Press
March 01, 2013 at 10:05 AM
Updated March 01, 2013 at 11:37 AM
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GRAND HAVEN, MI -- A 41-year-old Ottawa County sheriff's deputy could be sentenced as early as March 11 on a domestic violence charge, court records show.


A judge took a plea to domestic violence for Michael Vanderlaan under advisement on Feb. 18, with a pending March 11 sentencing date.

Vanderlaan was accused of domestic violence after a Jan. 11 altercation involving his wife.

Related: Ottawa County sheriff's deputy on 'administrative' duty after domestic violence charge

"This altercation turned physical resulting in some minor injuries to his wife, including bruising," state police said in an earlier news release.

The plea was taken under advisement so Ottawa County District Court Judge Craig Bunce can determine whether to sentence Vanderlaan under the Michigan Spousal Abuse Act.

It allows for a judge to place a first-time domestic violence offender on probation. If the person completes the probation, no conviction against the offender will be publicly recorded.

Vanderlaan is assigned to the sheriff's Georgetown Township office and has been with the department for 10 years.

03102013 - Deputy Ed Kolakowski - Kent SD

March 10, 2013: Ottawa County deputies responded to a disagreement between Deputy Ed Kolakowski [Kent County SD] and his wife alongside a road. Deputy Kolakowski was arrested for drunk driving. He later pled guilty to the drunk driving charge.

Kent County sheriff's deputy pleads guilty to drunken driving charge
By John Tunison
jtunison@mlive.com
The Grand Rapids Press
March 20, 2013 at 5:53 PM
Updated March 20, 2013 at 5:54 PM
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2013/03/kent_county_sheriffs_deputy_pl.html

GRAND HAVEN, MI -- A Kent County sheriff's deputy who was honored for heroism in February has pleaded guilty to a drunken driving charge.

Edward Kolakowski, 42, entered the plea March 12 in 58th District Court in Grand Haven and awaits sentencing.

Kolakowski is on paid leave with the sheriff's department.

He was arrested about 2 a.m. March 3 near 128th Avenue and M-45 in Robinson Township.

The arrest came less than a week after Kolakowski played an integral role in a Feb. 25 rescue of a mother and two children from a burning apartment building in Gaines Township.

He was among six deputies who helped search third-floor apartments at a Woodfield Apartments building near 60th Street and Eastern Avenue. The floor was filled with choking smoke.










Kent County deputy, in fire rescue last week, is arrested for drunken driving
By John Tunison
jtunison@mlive.com
The Grand Rapids Press
March 04, 2013 at 11:54 AM
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2013/03/kent_county_deputy_in_fire_res.html


      

 OTTAWA COUNTY, MI -- A Kent County sheriff's deputy who helped in a dramatic fire rescue last week has been arrested for drunken driving.

Ed Kolakowski, 42, was arrested about 2 a.m. Sunday near 128th Avenue and M-45 in Robinson Township.

Ottawa County Undersheriff Greg Steigenga did not name the deputy, but jail records show Kolakowski was booked into the jail for operating while intoxicated.

Details of the arrest were not immediately known.

"There is an investigation that is ongoing," Steigenga said.

Related: Kent County sheriff's deputies commended for bravery in Gaines Township apartment fire

Kolakowski was one of six deputies honored last week for a Feb. 25 rescue of a mother and two children from a burning apartment building at Woodfield Apartments in Gaines Township.

All of the deputies helped search apartments on a third level amid heavy, choking smoke.

But Kolakowski and another deputy were the ones to rescue the mother and children. Kolakowski carried two children under his arms to safety.



               




Kent County deputy arrested for OWI
Ed Kolakowski was arrested in Ottawa County
Updated: Monday, 04 Mar 2013, 5:01 PM EST
Published : Monday, 04 Mar 2013, 10:55 AM EST
By Ken Kolker
http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/kent_county/deputy-arrested

ROBINSON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) - A week after helping to rescue a family from an apartment fire, a Kent County sheriff's deputy is facing an impaired driving charge.

Deputy Ed Kolakowski, 42, was booked at the Ottawa County Jail on a charge of operating while impaired, jail records show.

Records show he was booked at 2:30 a.m. Sunday and released at 2 p.m. the same day.

Ottawa County sheriff's officials told 24 Hour News 8 he was arrested in the area of M-45 and 128th Avenue in Robinson Township.

Ottawa County deputies responded to a disagreement between Kolakowski and his wife alongside the road, and when they arrived they noticed he was intoxicated, which led to his arrest.

Kent County Sheriff Larry Stelma says Kolakowki will remain on paid suspension while the sheriff's department conducts its own investigation, which is separate from the criminal investigation. The sheriff's department may conclude its investigation and alter Kolakowski's work status before his criminal case works its way through the judicial system.

Kolakowki has worked for the department for 17 years, according to the sheriff.

Just a week ago, Kolakowski was among six Kent County deputies lauded for heroism after rescuing a mom and her three children from a smoke-filled apartment. As a deputy walked the mom and an older son out of their home at Woodfield Apartments in Gaines Township, Kolakowski carried out the two younger children.