CUSTER TOWNSHIP — A 13-year-old boy was apprehended by troopers from the Michigan State Police Hart post Saturday, Oct. 11, around noon after he allegedly “operated a vehicle that resulted in a slide-off crash without injury,” said MSP Sgt. Michael Cuevas.
The crash occurred on Sippy Road near Deer Cove Road, said Sgt. Cuevas. The boy was turned over to a parent.
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com.
The following is other recent police activity in Mason County:
Friday, Oct. 10, 2025:
- 7:24 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injury, Free Soil and Larson roads, Meade Township.
- 5:20 p.m., (MCSO), two-vehicle crash, minor injury, Reinberg Road and State Street, City of Scottville.
- 9:30 p.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, Scottville Road north of Wilson Road, Custer Township.
- 11:11 p.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, US 31 freeway south of the Ludington rest area, Summit Township.
Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025:
- 8 a.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, Fountain Road east of Poplar Road, Sherman Township.
- 2:08 p.m., (MCSO), two-vehicle crash, no injury, 4800 block of West US 10, Pere Marquette Township.
- 6:33 p.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, Darr Road north of Johnson Road, Custer Township.
- 7:52 p.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, Dennis Road north of Johnson Road, Amber Township.
Monday, Oct. 13, 2025:
- 2:06 a.m., (MSP), a 20-year-old man from Mexico was arrested for operating without a license and possession of open intoxicants in a vehicle, US 10 near Wildwood Crossing, Amber Township. He was lodged in the Mason County Jail.
____________________
Please Support Local News
Receive daily MCP and OCP news briefings along with email news alerts for $10 a month. Your contribution will help us to continue to provide you with free local news.
Payment can be made monthly via credit card, bank account, PayPal or Venmo through recurring email invoicing. These payments can be set up for autopay each month.
To sign up, email editor@mediagroup31.com. In the subject line write: Subscription. Please supply your name, email address, mailing address, and phone number (indicate cell phone). We will not share your information with any outside sources. For more than one email address in a household, the cost is $15 per month per email address.
Alternative methods:
- We can send you an invoice for a yearly payment of $120, which you can conveniently pay online or by check. If you are interested in this method, please email editor@mediagroup31.com and we can sign you up. You can also mail a yearly check for $120 to Media Group 31, PO Box 21, Scottville, MI 49454 (please include your email address).
Payment must be made in advance prior to subscription activation.
We appreciate all our readers regardless of whether they choose to continue to access our service for free or with a monthly financial support.
_____
This story and original photography are copyrighted © 2025, all rights reserved by Media Group 31, LLC, PO Box 21, Scottville, MI 49454. No portion of this story or images may be reproduced in any way, including print or broadcast, without expressed written consent.
As the services of Media Group 31, LLC are news services, the information posted within the sites are archivable for public record and historical posterity. For this reason it is the policy and practice of this company to not delete postings. It is the editor’s discretion to update or edit a story when/if new information becomes available. This may be done by editing the posted story or posting a new “follow-up” story. Media Group 31, LLC or any of its agents have the right to make any changes to this policy. Refer to Use Policy for more information.