MPPD Security Camera Database Program

The Mt. Pleasant Police Department (MPPD) has developed a security camera database program and requests your assistance in this matter.

This database includes a list of businesses/private residences that have security cameras and would be willing to share their camera footage if an incident occurs. Participation in this program does not give the MPPD 24/7 access to cameras. Access would only be obtained after the MPPD contacts you directly.

Being proactive and collecting this vital information now will prove helpful in future investigations, where time is of the essence.

Authorization:

Cameras are not monitored by the MPPD.
You will be contacted by the MPPD if access to your camera is needed.
Camera footage obtained may be used as evidence.
Camera footage may be released to the public for suspect identification purposes.
This is a volunteer-based program, and you can stop participating at any time.
By submitting the authorization form located at www.mt-pleasant.org/camera you agree to the above information and wish to participate in this program.

Thank you in advance for your assistance.

Questions? Contact MPPD’s Public Information Officer at (989) 779-5145.

UPDATED 2/25/24: The Suspect has been found and is in custody.

The Mt. Pleasant Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating Paul Vance Ellingson a 57-year-old white male suspect (shown below) in an attempted homicide which took place on Friday, February 16, 2024, around 5 p.m. in the 1500 block of Granger Street.

This was a physical altercation between two male roommates There is no known threat to the public.

Ellingson was last seen driving a stolen 2020 maroon Mitsubishi Mirage with Michigan license plate, 4MDA81.

If you have any information regarding the identification of this individual, please contact the Mt. Pleasant Police Department’s Anonymous Tip Line at (989) 779-9111 or Central Dispatch (989) 773-1000.

On February 25, 2024 the suspect was found and placed into custody.

Right Way Auto Armed Robbery Suspect in Custody

On January 19, 2022 at approximately 9:55 a.m. officers from the Mt. Pleasant Police Department responded to an armed robbery at Right Way Auto, 1119 S. Mission Street.

Upon arrival, officers were informed that a male suspect brandished a gun and fled the scene in a vehicle stolen from the Right Way auto lot. Dealer employees were able to give a description of the suspect and stolen vehicle. The suspect was identified as a 20-year-old male from Mt. Pleasant by the vehicle he drove to the dealership and left at the scene. Mt. Pleasant Police detectives and officers issued a ‘be on the lookout’ for the suspect and vehicle to surrounding law enforcement agencies. A short time later, the Bay County Police Department located the suspect and placed him into custody without incident. The handgun seized by police was a BB gun. The suspect will be arraigned on January 20 in the Isabella County Court. This was an isolated and targeted incident. There is no risk to the public.

Anyone with further information regarding this incident are asked to contact the Mt. Pleasant Police Department’s Anonymous Tip Line at 989-779-9111 or Central Dispatch at 989-773-1000. This is an ongoing and open investigation.

The Mt. Pleasant Police Department was assisted by Isabella County Sheriff’s Department, Bay County Police Department, Bay County Central Dispatch, Michigan State Police and Isabella County Central Dispatch.