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Trooper Butterfield memorial service Thursday.

September 8, 2021

Trooper Butterfield memorial service Thursday. FREE SOIL TOWNSHIP — On Sept. 9, 2013, Michigan State Police Trooper Paul Butterfield was murdered on Custer Road north of Townline Road by a 19-year-old Irons male during a routine traffic stop. Butterfield, 42, lived in Grant Township and was assigned to the MSP Hart post. The annual memorial service honoring Butterfield will be…

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Police news, Sept. 8, 2021.

September 8, 2021

Police news, Sept. 8, 2021. The police news is a presentation of Lenz-Balder Insurance, offering Nationwide Insurance, 201 E. Court St., Ludington, 231-845-6279, www.lenzbalderins.com. The following is activity of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021: 1:04 p.m., alarm activation, Amber Township. 1:23 p.m., two-vehicle crash, no injury, US 10 east of Dennis Road, Amber Township. 7:10 p.m.,…

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Man paroled for murder conviction sent back to prison for fleeing police.

September 7, 2021

Man paroled for murder conviction sent back to prison for fleeing police. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON — A 65-year-old Manistee man who had served 45 years in prison for a conviction of second-degree murder was sentenced to 14 months to 15 years in prison in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Sept. 7. A jury found Chris Bernard Hansen guilty of fleeing a…

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Suspect involved in Sunday manhunt held on $50K bail; faces 3 counts.

September 7, 2021

Suspect involved in Sunday manhunt held on $50K bail; faces 3 counts. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. AMBER TOWNSHIP — Bret Rowe Cooper, 46, of Indiana, is being held on $50,000 bail in the Mason County Jail and has been arraigned on three felony counts in connection to an alleged assault that took place Sunday, Sept. 5, in the Home Depot…

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Teen armed with knife threatens to rob store.

September 7, 2021

Teen armed with knife threatens to rob store. LUDINGTON — ​A 16-year-old Ludington boy armed with a knife in his waistband walked into the 4th Ward Market ​on Second Street and threatened to rob the store Sunday, Sept. 5, before 3 p.m., according to Cpt. Steve Wietrzykowski of the Ludington Police Department. The teen was taken into custody and later…

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