Frank Baker

TEST OF A TIME

2009-01-02 00:00:00

1. True or false? After the mid-July failure of IndyMac Bank, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson warned that the economy "could be in complete meltdown in two months." a. True. He said that estimate "might even be optimistic." b. False. He reassured the...

Search For Fugitives Takes A Toll On Law Enforcement

2012-10-04 17:19:00

The massive search for four fugitives has taken a toll on nearly everyone involved in the effort to capture the escapees. That includes the police and law enforcement agencies actively looking for Kenneth Grauman II, Gregorgy Bradshaw and their...

Fugitives Steal Another Car, FOX 17 Talks To Owner

2012-10-03 18:48:00

Once again law enforcement converged on the area of 142nd Ave.� near 21st and 22nd Streets near Dorr Wednesday, when a tip came in about two missing escapees from Lake County and their girlfriends. “My brother Mike called me and told me they had an...

Family of Escaped Inmate's Girlfriend Wants Her Home Safe

2012-10-02 18:28:00

The search for two escaped inmates in Allegan County has taken a twist. Detectives say they believe the two are with their girlfriends, who police are also looking for now. Authorities believe Brittany Rector, 17, and Laura Grauman, are with the...

Holland Men Charged With Stealing from Beach Visitors

2012-08-29 17:47:00

Allegan County deputies say they caught two alleged thieves in the act as they stole some items out of cars at a West Michigan's Laketown Township Beach.� Now authorities think they are connected to dozens of thefts in Allegan County. We caught up...

Does Warmer Temps Mean Higher Crime Rates?

2012-06-21 15:02:00

Does it ever seem like crime rates rise when the temperature does? One local police department has data to prove it. Lt. Frank Baker with the Allegan County Sheriff's Dept. says, "I think when temperatures increase dispatchers anticipate an increased...

Reward Offered After Racial Slur Painted on Family's Home

2012-03-30 16:18:00

An African-American family in Allegan County was angry after racist message is spray-painted on their home. Now, someone has stepped up and offered a sizable reward in the case. The offer was made by someone from the Plainwell-Otsego area, but police...

Community Fondly Remembers Sgt. After Sudden Death

2012-04-16 15:53:00

Allegan County Sheriff’s Sgt. Scott Tatrow died of a sudden and tragic illness over the weekend.� Monday, his friends and co-workers shared stories of his dedication to law enforcement and the community. The loss of life is always tragic, but...

Man Wanted for Attemped Murder Caught

2012-03-25 12:17:00

Corey Higgins is fresh out of the hospital and still suffering from his injuries. "[I] can barely walk,” he says. Around 2:30 Sunday morning, he got into a fight with�Levi Robert Nation. Allegan County sheriff's deputies say Nation, 23, had...

Second Missing Man Sought in Investigation of Suspicious Crash

2011-09-09 07:27:00

Police are now looking for a second missing man in connection with a bizarre car accident that is turning into a major case investigation. Police tellFOX 17 that the second missing man as Michael VanBuskirk, 38, from Battle Creek, and that he was...

Police Looking For Persons Of Interest In Suspicious Death

2011-10-06 14:53:00

Sheriff's�deputies�in Allegan County�are looking for�Roger Walter Polmanteer,�the�son of 73-year-old Lloyd Polmanteer,�after�the father�was found dead in his own home of what police are calling an apparent gun-shot wound.� Lt. Frank Baker says the...

Son Of Murdered Man Dies After Running From Police And Shooting Himself

2011-10-08 15:27:00

Roger Walter Polmanteer died Saturday after shooting himself in the face after a brief confrontation with police Friday. The Gorden Funeral Residence in Allegan is handling arrangements for both Polmanteer and his father, Lloyd Palmanteer. A joint...

This period print shows Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler interviewing the three runaway slaves -- traditionally identified as Shepard Mallory, Frank Baker and James Townsend -- who sparked his landmark May 24, 1861 decision to give such slaves refuge as "contraband of war."

2011-05-19 21:00:00

Union General Benjamin Butler, seated, delivers his ruling on "contrabands" to Confederate Major John Cary (at left, with beard) as the first three "contrabands" listen.

2006-02-02 00:00:00