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The following is recent police activity in Mason County:
Friday, Aug. 14, 2026:
- 7:52 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), two-vehicle crash, no injury, US 10 east of Nelson Road, Pere Marquette Township.
- 12:03 p.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), two-vehicle crash, no injury, US 10 west of Pere Marquette Highway, Pere Marquette Township.
- 12:54 p.m., (MCSO), one-vehicle crash, no injury, US 31 freeway north of the Chauvez Road overpass, Pere Marquette Township.
- 2:43 p.m., (MCSO), a 79-year-old Fountain man was cited for driving while license suspended, and his passenger, who is a 76-year-old Fountain man, was arrested on an outstanding Mason County trespassing warrant, following a traffic stop, US 10 and Meyers Road, Amber Township.
- 3:52 p.m., (MCSO), two-vehicle, hit-and-run crash, no injury, Jebavy Drive north of US 10, Pere Marquette Township.
Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026:
- 12:11 a.m., (Ludington Police Department) a 34-year-old Grand Rapids man was arrested for operating while intoxicated following a traffic stop near Danaher Street and Washington Avenue, City of Ludington. He was lodged in the Mason County Jail.
- 1:36 a.m., (MCSO), a 19-year-old Branch man was arrested for operating while intoxicated following a traffic stop, Anthony and Campbell roads, Logan Township. He was lodged in the Mason County Jail.
- 8:01 p.m., (LPD), a 24-year-old Ludington man was arrested on a warrant, 500 block of West Ludington Avenue, City of Ludington. He was lodged in the Mason County Jail.
- 8:56 p.m., (LPD), a 44-year-old Ludington man was arrested for disorderly conduct and bond violation following a call of a disturbance, Rath Avenue and Foster Street, City of Ludington. He was lodged in the Mason County Jail.
- 9:17 p.m., (MCSO), an 18-year-old Hart woman was arrested on an outstanding failure to appear warrant issued by the Manistee Police Department following a traffic stop, US 10 and Schoenherr Road, Branch Township. She was lodged in the Mason County Jail.
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