PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — No one was injured when a boat overturned along the Lake Michigan shoreline near Epworth Heights Monday afternoon, June 22, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. Mason-Oceana 911 central dispatch reported that a sailboat overturned at 2:45 p.m. after receiving a 911 call. At that time, witnesses had seen a person near the boat, then reported…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. LUDINGTON — Ludington police officers made several alcohol-related arrests over the weekend, including operating while intoxicated, urinating in public, public intoxication, and a person who was allegedly intoxicated and damaging property and assaulting people, according to Ludington Police Chief Chris Jones. The following…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is Mason County Sheriff’s Office activity over the weekend: Friday, June 19, 2026: 12:39 a.m., car/deer crash, no injury, US 31 off-ramp to US 10, Amber Township. 2:07 a.m., a 46-year-old Harrisburg, Ill. woman was arrested for operating while intoxicated following…
LUDINGTON — The following were arraigned recently on felony charges in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Donald Glenn Fitch, Jr., 43, methamphetamine/ecstasy possession. Offense date: May 14, 2026. Agency: Ludington Police Department (LPD). Bail: $5,000/cash/surety. Preliminary exam: July 1 at 1:30 p.m. Allen Lee Gutschke, 54, third-offense operating while intoxicated and a misdemeanor of driving while license suspended. Offense date:…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 33-year-old Ludington man accused of carjacking and vehicle theft following an incident at Stearns Park last summer underwent mental competency testing. Christopher John-Henry Lamb was found mentally competent by the Center for Forensic Psychiatry, said Mason County Prosecuting Attorney Beth Hand. Lamb is scheduled for a review conference Wednesday, June 24, in…
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