Weekend police news, published May 26, 2026

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

Friday, May 22, 2026:

• 11:29 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), larceny, 4800 block of West US 10, Pere Marquette Township.
• 3:16 p.m., (MCSO), alarm activation, Pere Marquette Township.
• 9:28 p.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, Custer Road south of Conrad Road, Custer Township.
• 9:36 p.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, US 10 east of Gordon Road, Amber Township.
• 10:12 p.m., (Ludington Police Department), a 20-year-old Ludington man was arrested for domestic assault, 100 block of Second Street, City of Ludington. He was lodged in the Mason County Jail.

Saturday, May 23, 2026:

• 1:55 p.m., (MCSO), a 53-year-old Fountain woman was cited for driving while license suspended, Amber and Sugar Grove roads, Victory Township.
• 4:16 p.m., (MCSO), alarm activation, Branch Township.
• 5:26 p.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, Meisenheimer Road east of Lakeshore Drive, Summit Township.
• 6:50 p.m., (MCSO), two-vehicle, hit-and-run crash, no injury, Washington and Watson roads, Logan Township.
• 9:33 p.m., (MCSO), a 55-year-old Niles man was arrested for operating while intoxicated and assaulting/resisting/obstructing police, 7500 block of North Darr Road, Free Soil Township. He was lodged in the Mason County Jail.
• 11:31 p.m., (LPD), a 27-year-old Manistee man was arrested for operating while intoxicated following a traffic stop near US 10 and Pere Marquette Highway. He was lodged in the Mason County Jail.

Sunday, May 24, 2026:

• 1 a.m., (LPD), a 32-year-old Ludington woman was arrested for operating while intoxicated following a traffic stop near Delia Street and Pere Marquette Highway, City of Ludington. She was lodged in the Mason County Jail.
• 3:23 a.m., (LPD), a 36-year-old Ludington man was arrested for a bond violation following the call of a disturbance, 500 block of North Rowe Street, City of Ludington. He was lodged in the Mason County Jail.
• 9:07 a.m., (MCSO), one-vehicle crash, minor injury, Aspyn and Larson roads, Branch Township. A 28-year-old Reed City woman received minor injuries after she left the road and struck a tree.
• 7:23 p.m., (LPD), a 34-year-old Ludington man was cited for driving while license suspended following a traffic stop near James and Danaher streets, City of Ludington.
• 8:44 p.m., (MCSO), alarm activation, Amber Township.

Monday, May 25, 2026:

• 6:40 p.m., (MCSO), a 59-year-old Branch man received minor injuries after he lost control of his motorcycle, while avoiding a deer, and ran into the ditch, Chauvez Road west of Hogenson Road, Riverton Township.
• 9:44 p.m., (MCSO), a 52-year-old Ludington woman was arrested on four outstanding warrants, 5500 block of West US 10, Pere Marquette Township. One warrant was for a felony of credit card fraud; one was for a felony of embezzlement; and two were criminal bench warrants for probation violation.

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