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Fleeing suspect arraigned on 7 charges

March 26, 2026

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — The 31-year-old Wellston man who was tackled by a Mason County sheriff’s deputy to stop him from allegedly fleeing from police Wednesday, March 25, was arraigned on seven charges in Mason County’s 79th District Court. Joseph Wade Conrad is charged with felonies of third-degree fleeing and eluding police, assaulting/resisting/obstructing police and possession of…

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Man gets caught trying to trick police with fake 911 call

March 25, 2026

SCOTTVILLE — A warrant is being sought for a 42-year-old Fountain man after he allegedly made a fake 911 call Tuesday, March 24, shortly before 1 a.m. Police are pursuing a charge of misuse of a 911 communication/filing a false police report  “He allegedly called 911 to report persons fighting on the Pere Marquette River Bridge south of Scottville,” said…

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Deputy tackles fleeing suspect to the ground, ending 2-county chase

March 25, 2026

FREE SOIL TOWNSHIP — A Mason County sheriff’s deputy tackled a fleeing suspect to the ground after the suspect led police on a vehicle chase that began in Mason County and ended in Lake County Wednesday, March 25, shortly before 1 a.m., according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. A deputy attempted a traffic stop on US 31 at Koenig…

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Former MCE parapro accused of sex crimes involving student

March 23, 2026

CUSTER — A 33-year-old Custer woman who was working as a paraprofessional at Mason County Eastern at the time is accused of having a sexual relationship with a male high school student. Tanya Schram was arrested by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office Thursday, March 19, and lodged in the Mason County Jail on two felony counts of child sexually abusive…

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Police arrest man wanted on felony drug warrant after high-speed chase

March 23, 2026

AMBER TOWNSHIP — A 36-year-old Manistee man wanted on a felony drug warrant was arrested early Friday morning, March 20, after fleeing from police in an SUV reaching speeds over 110 mph. Douglas Alan-Robert Edens is charged with felonies of fourth-degree fleeing police and assaulting/resisting/obstructing police. “On Friday, March 20 2026, at 1:16 a.m., Mason County deputies attempted a traffic…

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