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Contractor faces more fraud charges

April 9, 2026

LUDINGTON — A 53-year-old man who already faces felony charges in two criminal files in Mason County’s 79th District Court in connection to alleged building contractor fraud‎ was recently charged with two more felony counts in a third file. Scot Eric Latimer, owner of Pere Marquette Builders, LLC, 913 S. Washington Ave., is now charged with the following offenses in…

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Fountain man appears in court drunk

April 9, 2026

LUDINGTON — A 34-year-old Fountain man was remanded to the Mason County Jail after he appeared intoxicated before 79th District Court Judge John Middlebrook Wednesday, April 8, at 10 a.m. at the Mason County Courthouse, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. Drinking alcohol is a violation of his bond conditions. “A breathalyzer result administered by the court deputy showed…

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Police news, published April 9, 2026

April 9, 2026

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is police activity in Mason County Wednesday, April 8, 2026: 3:32 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), alarm activation, Amber Township. 6:55 p.m., (MCSO), a 20-year-old Shelby man was arrested on an outstanding Osceola County criminal bench warrant following a traffic stop,…

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Man sent to prison for assaulting ex-girlfriend

April 8, 2026

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 44-year-old man was sentenced to a minimum of 18 months to a maximum of 30 years in prison in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, April 7, for a conviction of assault with intent to commit great bodily harm less than murder and fourth-offense habitual offender. Earnest Milton III pleaded no contest…

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Police news, published April 8, 2026

April 8, 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: Monday, April 6, 2026: 4:33 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injury, US 31 south of Decker Road, Custer Township. Tuesday, April 7, 2026: 11:14 a.m., (Ludington Police Department), a 22-year-old Ludington…

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