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By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 42-year-old Pinconning man who was charged with threatening hotel guests with a handgun in 2024 has been cleared of all charges. Daniel James Bendtsen initially faced half a dozen charges in connection to the incident. It was alleged that Bendtsen threatened two guests with a handgun at the Comfort Inn on US…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent activity of the Ludington Police Department: Friday, Oct. 30, 2026: 10:52 p.m., a 34-year-old Ludington man was arrested for disorderly conduct and a bond violation following a call of a disturbance in the 200 block of South James Street,…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent Ludington Police Department activity: Friday, Oct. 23, 2026: 12:13 p.m., a 42-year-old Ludington man was arrested on a warrant, 300 block of North Delia Street, City of Ludington. He was lodged in the Mason County Jail. Monday, Oct. 26,…
LUDINGTON — A 29-year-old man was sentenced to two to 20 years in prison for convictions of first-degree retail fraud and using a computer to commit a crime in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Oct. 20. Isaiah Lord Thomas Flax pleaded guilty to the charges Sept. 1. Flax, who was prosecuted as a fourth-offense habitual offender, has prior convictions…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is Mason County activity of the Hart Post of the Michigan State Police: Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026: 2:56 p.m., missing mushroom hunters were found in the Manistee National Forest after about an hour and a half search, Cooper Creek Road near…
