IRON MOUNTAIN — Dickinson County Prosecuting Attorney Lisa Richards has released her department’s activity report for August.

The office received 86 police reports from the five area law enforcement agencies and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

From those reports, the office authorized 21 felony and 39 misdemeanor warrants. There were 14 warrant requests reviewed and denied and one was resubmitted to the investigating agency for further investigation.

Warrants authorized included 10 for domestic violence or assault offenses, 16 for alcohol offenses, 16 for theft or property offenses, six for drug offenses, 17 for traffic offenses, one for carrying a concealed weapon, two for Sex Offender Registration Act violations and one for counterfeit marks.

The office also drafted and submitted one abuse and neglect petition and one juvenile delinquency petition to the probate court.

Throughout the month, the office had 21 preliminary examinations resulting in 14 defendants being bound over to the circuit court for further proceedings, 14 circuit court sentencing hearings, 20 circuit court pre-trial conferences and 34 circuit court arraignments.

The office also conducted numerous bench trials, motion hearings, probation violation and show cause hearings in the district, probate and circuit courts.