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Street fight leads to multiple charges

June 8, 2026

AMBER TOWNSHIP — A 40-year-old Custer man was arrested by Mason County sheriff deputies Friday, June 5, shortly before 11 a.m. after a 911 call was received of “two persons fighting in the road” at the intersection of First Street and Gordon Road, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “During the investigation, it was discovered the suspect had broken a…

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Weekend police news, published June 8, 2026

June 8, 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 (MCSO) and Michigan State Police (MSP) activity over the weekend: (For recent activity of the Ludington Police Department, click here) Friday, June 5, 2026: 5:44 a.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, Fountain Road east of Amber…

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Ludington PD news, published June 8, 2026

June 8, 2026

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: Saturday, June 6, 2026: 6:24 a.m., a 21-year-old Ludington woman was arrested for domestic assault, 700 block of East Filer Street, City of Ludington. She was lodged in the Mason County Jail. 7:42 p.m., a…

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Police news, published June 5, 2026

June 5, 2026

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Thursday, June 4, 2026: 2:01 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), alarm activation, Branch Township. 10:33 a.m., (Ludington Police Department), a 34-year-old Ludington woman was arrested for methamphetamine possession, making a false police report and…

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Jury finds man guilty of assaulting police officers

June 5, 2026

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 42-year-old man was found guilty by a jury Thursday, June 4, of two counts of assaulting/resisting/opposing police following a jury trial that began Wednesday, June 3, in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court. Nathanial Carl Tjapkes had been told by the owner of Brite N Clean Laundromat “that he was not welcome on…

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