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Thief/thieves cut cash box lock, steal money

September 16, 2026

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. CUSTER TOWNSHIP — The Mason County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a larceny theft at the Custer River Bridge that was reported Tuesday, Sept. 15, at 6:18 p.m.  “The complainant reported someone had cut the lock of a cash box used for day permits…

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Helicopter inspections of power lines to begin Sept. 22

September 15, 2026

MASON COUNTY — ITC will conduct aerial patrols of high-voltage transmission structures, lines and equipment in Michigan through mid-November. The helicopter patrols provide an overall status of vegetation management and maintenance needs of the overhead transmission system. Separate patrols will take place for vegetation and maintenance monitoring. The aerial inspections will cover nearly all of the Lower Peninsula. In Mason…

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Several US 10 crashes over the weekend

September 14, 2026

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is Mason County Sheriff’s Office activity over the weekend: Friday, Sept. 11, 2026: 5:30 a.m., car/deer crash, no injury, Schoenherr Road north of Hansen Road, Branch Township. 1:56 p.m., two-vehicle, head-on crash, US 10 and Walhalla Road, Branch Township. A 66-year-old…

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79th District Court felony arraignments, published Sept. 14, 2026

September 14, 2026

LUDINGTON — The following were arraigned recently on felony charges on Mason County’s 79th District Court: Stephen Tadeusz Lewandowski, 40, two felony counts of assault with a dangerous weapon and misdemeanor charges of stalking—domestic relationship, malicious use of telecommunications—domestic relationship, reckless driving and driving while license suspended. Offense date: Sept. 2, 2026. Agency: Ludington Police Department (LPD). Bail: $10,000/cash/surety. Preliminary…

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Ludington PD weekend report, published Sept. 14, 2026

September 14, 2026

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is Ludington Police Department activity over the weekend: Friday, Sept. 11, 2026: 6:11 p.m., a 43-year-old Ludington man was arrested on a failure to appear warrant at Waterfront Park, City of Ludington. He was lodged in the Mason County Jail. 8:50…

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