Local births

RODRIGUEZ To Felix and Tonya (Singletary) Rodriguez of Grand Island, a son born March 23 at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital in Hastings.

Area births

SAMUELSON To Dana and Joanie (Woitalewicz) Samuelson of Palmer, a son born March 15 at St. Francis Medical Center.

State births

HAPPOLD To C.J. and Gabrielle (Werner) Happold of Lincoln, a son born March 19 at Saint Elizabeth's Hospital in Lincoln. Grandparents are Bob Happold of Grand Island and the late Debra Happold and Bill Werner of Grand Island and the late Rosemary Werner. Great grandparents are Silvia Happold of Grand Island and Darlene Lewis of Kearney.

Other births

DOUGLAS To Champie and Bernadette (Peters) Douglas of Austin, Nev., a daughter born March 21 at Renown Health in Reno, Nev. Grandparents are John and Agnes Peters of Grand Island and George and Anna Douglas of Austin, Nev. Great-grandmothers are Barbara Rasmussen of Salem, Ore., and Isidora Salazar of Hermosillo, Mexico.

Police/Sheriff

Anyone with information about any crime in the state may call the Grand Island-Hall County Crime Stoppers, 381-8822. Crime Stoppers guarantees that callers will remain anonymous.

A reward of up to $1,000 will be paid after law enforcement agencies have determined the seriousness of the crime and the usefulness of the information.

Inmate custody status can be obtained by calling the VINE hotline at (877) NE 4 VINE. Information is available 24 hours a day.

If you see a crime happening, call the Grand Island-Hall County Emergency Center 911.

Grand Island Police

The following felony was reported:

Bertha Garcia, 814 W. First St., reported a burglary there.

Hall County Sheriff

Law enforcement arrested three people on warrants in three cases. No felonies were reported.

For more information visit www.hallcountyne.gov and click on the sheriff link.

Hall County Jail

The Hall County Jail has 123 inmates, booked in 14 people and released seven people.

Court report

Hall County District Court

* Michelle L. Goodro, also known as Michelle L. Ummel, Michelle Ummel-Munson, Michelle Hawthorne, Michelle Slocum, Michelle Hunnel and Michelle L. Slocum-Ummel, 35, Grand Island, was sentenced to five to eight years in prison for second-degree forgery for a Dec. 5, 2007, incident. She was also sentenced to 20 to 60 months in prison each for possession of methamphetamine for a Feb. 24 incident, possession of meth for an Oct. 1, 2007, incident, and theft by unlawful taking for a July 25, 2007, incident. She was ordered to pay $6,164 restitution and the sentences will be served at the same time.

* Nathan D. Hansen, 26, 204 E. Koenig St., was sentenced to three years probation for child abuse for a March 21, 2007, incident. A second charge of child abuse and a charge of willful reckless driving were dismissed for the same incident.

Hall County Court

* German Cazarez-Ruiz, also known as German Cazarez, German Ruiz and German Ruiz-Cazarez, 33, Newark, Calif., was charged with possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute, driving during suspension, and false reporting for a March 26 incident. He was also charged with failure to appear for an Oct. 24, 2007, incident.

* Andrea R. Carmen, 18, Kearney, was charged with burglary for a Dec. 15, 2007, incident.

* Brandon J. Jacobs, 25, Gibbon, was charged with burglary for a Dec. 15, 2007, incident.

* Aaron Pfeiffer, 22, Kearney, was charged with burglary for a Dec. 15, 2007, incident.

* Benjamin T. Moeller, 18, 1710 Ingalls St., was charged with criminal mischief and shooting from a highway for a Feb. 20 incident.

* Clarence H. Kerr, 46, Fairfax, Mo., was charged with theft by unlawful taking for a Nov. 1, 2007, incident.

* Dion D. Davenport, 32, 903 W. First St., was charged with aiding and abetting theft by unlawful taking for a March 22 incident.