Weekend police news, published Dec. 8, 2025

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The following is police activity over the weekend in Mason County: 

Friday, Dec. 5, 2025:

• 6:42 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injury, US 10 west of Stephens Road, Custer Township.
• 7:16 a.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, Stiles Road north of Manales Road, Victory Township.
• 10:45 a.m., (MCSO), a 38-year-old Ludington man was arrested on an outstanding parole violation warrant, 400 block of South Pere Marquette Highway, Pere Marquette Township. He was lodged in the Mason County Jail.
• 5:15 p.m., (MCSO), one-vehicle crash, no injury, Quarterline Road south of Countyline Road, Grant Township.
• 8:43 p.m., (Ludington Police Department), a 26-year-old South Haven man was arrested for illegal entry, 400 block of East Ludington Avenue, City of Ludington. He was lodged in the Mason County Jail.

Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025:

• 3:41 a.m. (MCSO), one-vehicle rollover crash, no injury, US 31 north of Decker Road, Sherman Township.
• 4:27 a.m., (MCSO), a 25-year-old Pentwater woman was arrested for assault following a 911 call, 6500 block of East Beech Street, Sheridan Township. She was lodged in the Mason County Jail.
• 11:48 a.m., (MCSO) damaged property, a door was damaged at the Nova Motel, South Pere Marquette Highway, Pere Marquette Township.
• 5 p.m., (MCSO), a 30-year-old Scottville man was arrested for domestic violence following a 911 call reporting an assault, 2400 block of North US 31, Victory Township. He was lodged in the Mason County Jail.
• 7:08 p.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, Stiles Road south of Hansen Road, Amber Township.
• 10:07 p.m., (MCSO), a 25-year-old Scottville man was arrested for second-offense operating while intoxicated following a one-vehicle crash, Scottville and Wilson roads, Custer Township. No injuries were reported. He was lodged in the Mason County Jail.

Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025:

• 9:07 a.m., (MCSO), a 29-year-old homeless man was arrested on charges of parole violation and methamphetamine possession while deputies were conducting follow-up on an unrelated call, 5500 block of West US 10, Pere Marquette Township. He was lodged in the Mason County Jail.
• 3:26 p.m., (LPD), a 32-year-old Ludington man was cited for driving without insurance following a traffic stop near Madison Street and Ludington Avenue, City of Ludington. 
• 3:28 p.m., (LPD), a 44-year-old Ludington man was arrested for public intoxication following a call near the intersection of Second Street and Washington Avenue, City of Ludington. He was lodged in the Mason County Jail.

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