Citizen on moped stops homeless man from breaking into disc golf cash box.

October 28, 2019

Citizen on moped stops homeless man from breaking into disc golf cash box.

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PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP – A citizen on a moped stopped a 53-year-old homeless man from breaking into a cash box at the Leviathan disc golf course on North Jebavy Drive Friday afternoon, Oct. 25, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole.

“The suspect left the area after realizing someone had called 911,” Cole said. “He was arrested a short time later after the caller followed him on his moped until Mason County Sheriff’s Office deputies could catch up with him.”

The disc golf course is located on the Ludington Area School District’s forest property.

Other police activity in Mason County over the weekend includes:

Friday, Oct. 25, 2019:

  • 12:12 a.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, US 10 and Stephens Road, Custer Township.
  • 6:09 a.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, Jebavy Drive north of US 10, Pere Marquette Township.
  • 8:07 a.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, Kinney Road west of Masten Road, Logan Township.
  • 2:24 p.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, US 31 freeway north of Oceana Drive, Summit Township.
  • 3:18 p.m., (MCSO), gas drive-off, $12.01 in fuel stolen, Ludington EZ Mart, 5900 block of West US 10, Pere Marquette Township.
  • 4:33 p.m., (MCSO), two-vehicle crash, no injury, Foster and Wealthy streets, Village of Fountain.
  • 5:22 p.m., (MCSO), a 25-year-old Ludington woman was arrested for retail fraud following an investigation by MCSO and Walmart Loss Prevention, Walmart, 4800 block of West US 10, Pere Marquette Township.
  • 8:02 p.m., (Ludington Police Department), a 40-year-Ludington man was arrested on a Kalamzoo County warrant, 400 block of South Harrison Street, City of Ludington.
  • 9:45 p.m., (MCSO), a 24-year-old Ludington man was arrested following a traffic stop for second-offense operating while intoxicated (OWI) and probation violation, Ludington and Washington avenues, City of Ludington.
  • 10:44 p.m., (LPD), a 56-year-old Ludington man was arrested for operating while intoxicated (OWI,) North Rath Avenue and West Fitch Street, City of Ludington.
  • 11:40 p.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, US 31 south of Free Soil Road, Free Soil Township.

Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019:

  • 9:34 a.m., (MCSO), damaged property, a residence’s window was broken, 2600 block of West Hansen Road, Amber Township.
  •  10:57 a.m., (MCSO), a 42-year-old Ludington woman was arrested on a failure to appear warrant in reference to a second-degree home invasion case, Delia Street and Ludington Avenue, City of Ludington.
  •  12:11 p.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, Nelson Road north of US 10, Pere Marquette Township.
  •  2:51 p.m., (MCSO), two-vehicle crash, no injury, US 10-31, Amber Township.
  •  4:55 p.m., (MCSO), two-vehicle crash, no injury, US 10 west of Meyers Road, Pere Marquette Township.
  •  7:38 p.m., (LPD), a 26-year-old Shelby man was arrested on a bench warrant from Mason County’s 79th District Court, 300 North Rath Avenue, City of Ludington.

Sunday, 27, 2019:

  •  12 a.m., (LPD), a 34-year-old Ludington woman was arrested for OWI, 900 block of East Ludington Avenue, City of Ludington.
  • 12:04 a.m., (MCSO), a 43-year-old Shelby woman was arrested following a traffic stop for second-offense OWI and driving while license suspended (DWLS), US 10 east of Meyers Road, Amber Township.
  • 6:45 a.m., (MCSO), one-vehicle crash, no injury, Custer Road north of Fountain Road, Sherman Township.
  • 7 a.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, Angling Road south of Fountain Road, Victory Township.
  • 8:47 p.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, Scottville Road south of Chauvez Road, Eden Township.
  • 9:06 p.m., (Michigan State Police), car/deer crash, US 10 and Stiles Road, Amber Township.

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