Anglers refuse to pay guide; pumpkins smashed

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CUSTER TWP. — The Mason County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a larceny of services reported Saturday, Oct. 10, at 4:20 p.m. on South Custer Road involving two individuals who refused to pay for a guided fishing trip on the Pere Marquette River.

In a separate incident, the Hart post of the Michigan State Police was dispatched to the 7300 block of Stiles Road Friday, Oct. 9, at 10 p.m. for a malicious destruction of property (MDOP) complaint in which 10 pumpkins were smashed.

Other local law enforcement activity over the weekend, Oct. 9-11, 2015 includes:

Friday. Oct. 9, 2015:

– 1:57 a.m., (Ludington Police Department), breaking and entering, 200 block of E. Danaher St., City of Ludington.

– 8:31 a.m., (MCSO), a 24-year-old Mason County man was cited for no operator’s license/never applied following a traffic stop, Pere Marquette Hwy. and Sixth St., PM Twp.

– 8:36 a.m., (LPD), domestic assault, 200 block of S. Rowe St., City of Ludington.

– 9:58 a.m., (LPD), breaking and entering, 600 block of N. Rowe St., City of Ludington.

– 1:06 P.M., (LPD), larceny, 300 block of N. Rowe St., City of Ludington.

– 2:58 p.m., (MCSO), a 56-year-old Branch man was arrested for second-offense driving while license suspended (DWLS) following a traffic stop, Barothy Rd. near Campbell Rd., Branch Twp.

– 3:43 p.m., (MCSO), two-vehicle crash, Jebavy Dr. and Rasmussen Rd., PM Twp. A vehicle operated by a 24-year-old Scottville woman pulled into the path of a vehicle driven by a 34-year-old Ludington woman. Both women were injured in the crash.

– 5:50 p.m., (LPD) larceny, 300 block of W. Ludington Ave., City of Ludington.

– 7:33 p.m., (LPD), larceny, 400 block of S. James St., City of Ludington.

– 8:30 p.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injuries, Fountain and Peterson roads, Victory Twp.

Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015:

– 12:57 a.m., (MCSO), alarm activation, E. US-10, Branch Twp.

– 9:22 a.m., (MCSO), a 23-year-old Manistee man was arrested following a traffic stop on an outstanding contempt of court warrant out of Osceola County, US-31 and Free Soil Rd., Free Soil Twp.

– 11:09 a.m., (MCSO), gas drive-off, $35.08 in fuel taken, 100 E. State — Scottville Shell, City of Scottville.

– 12:35 p.m., (MCSO), alarm activation, N. Taylor Rd., Sheridan Twp.

– 1:45 p.m., (LPD), larceny, 200 block of E. Tinkham St., City of Ludington.

– 4:01 p.m., (MCSO), a 26-year-old Hart man was arrested following a traffic stop on an outstanding failure to appear (FTA) child support warrant out of Oceana County, PM Hwy. and Hesslund, PM Twp.

– 6:34 p.m., (LPD), MDOP, 200 block of E. Melendy St., City of Ludington.

– 6:46 p.m., (LPD), breaking and entering, 200 block of Second St., City of Ludington.

– 7:30 p.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injuries, Stiles and Townline roads, Victory Twp.

– 8:23 p.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injuries, US-10 and Maple Rd., Branch Twp.

– 10.:55 p.m, (MSP), assist MCSO with a disorderly person, 2200 block of US-10, Amber Twp.

Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015:

– 9:08 a.m., (MCSO), larceny, N. White Pine Drive, Amber Twp.

– 10:19 a.m., (LPD), larceny, 3900 block of W. Bradshaw Rd., City of Ludington.

– 12:17 p.m., (MCSO), a 29-year-old Fountain man was arrested for domestic violence, 5600 block of N. Budzynski, Sheridan Twp.
– 6:10 p.m., (LPD), larceny, 600 block of N. Lakeshore Dr., City of Ludington.

– 6:50 p.m., (LPD), larceny, 700 block of N. Rowe St., City of Ludington.

– 8:49 p.m., (LPD), drug complaint, 300 block of N. James St., City of Ludington.

– 8:55 p.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injuries, Lakeshore Dr. and Sugar Grove Rd., Hamlin Twp.

– 9:14 p.m., (LPD), drug complaint, 300 block N. Robert St., City of Ludington.

– 11:09 p.m., (MCSO), one-vehicle crash, no injuries, Millerton and Campbell roads, Meade Twp.

– 11:59 p.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injuries, Wealthy and Foster streets, Village of Fountain.