Dowagiac man injured in traffic accident

CASSOPOLIS — An adult and a pair of children were transported to the hospital following a two-vehicle accident outside Cassopolis Wednesday afternoon, according to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies were dispatched to a reported accident at the intersection of M-60 and Dailey Road around 3:52 p.m. The crash occurred when 30-year-old Julian Arreola, of Cassopolis, was driving west on M-60 toward Niles in his pickup truck when a northbound car driven by 37-year-old Michael Vaughn, of Dowagiac, pulled into the intersection after stopping at the stop sign, causing a collision between the two vehicles.

Vaughn was injured in the accident and was transported to Borgess-Lee Memorial Hospital for treatment. Two children riding with him at the time were also taken to the hospital.

Arreola was cleared by emergency personnel at the scene.

Seat belts were worn in the crash, and airbags were deployed in both vehicles. Alcohol does not appear to be a factor in this crash.

Members of Edwardsburg Ambulance, LifeCare Ambulance and Central Cass Fire Department assisted sheriff deputies at the scene.

Jones woman arrested following search by drug team

JONES — A 26-year-old Jones woman was arrested Wednesday after members of the Cass County Drug Enforcement Team uncovered drugs and a shotgun inside her residence, according to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office.

Detectives with the drug team assisted officers with the Michigan Department of Corrections Parole/Probation Division for a search of a property, located in the 61000 block of South Main Street in Jones, after receiving a tip about drug use and firearm possession inside the residence.

Police discovered methamphetamine, as well as paraphernalia, packaging and distribution items for the drug inside the home. They also discovered a sawed-off shotgun.

The woman living in the house was arrested and charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine, maintaining a drug house, and felony firearms. Her name is being withheld pending her arraignment in Cass County District Court.

Anyone with information regarding this case, or any other criminal activity, is asked to call the Cass County Sheriff’s Office Tip Line at 1-800-462-9328 or contact the Sheriff’s Office through the Anonymous Web Tip Line at ccso.info.