St Joseph County prosecutor warns ‘it is a crime’ to interfere with storm cleanup

St. Joseph County Prosecutor Deborah Davis is issuing a warning to those not following requests to stay out of storm-damaged areas in the county.

“It is a crime to interfere with Emergency Management Operations–the unnecessary traffic coming into Three Rivers is slowing progress of the work crews,” she posted to Facebook Saturday, March 7 as crews continued search operations and cleanup following Friday’s severe weather.

The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Office and Three Rivers Police Department both issued statements asking motorists to avoid the area…

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