BRANCH TOWNSHIP —A 53-year-old Manistee man was tased by a Mason County sheriff’s deputy after he allegedly ran at the deputy’s patrol car, swinging an ax at him Sunday night, Aug. 25, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The incident arose while deputies were transporting two suspects that they had just arrested to the Mason County Jail in an…
The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024: 2:22 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), a report will be forwarded to the Mason County Prosecutor’s Office seeking a warrant against a 42-year-old Ludington woman following a traffic stop for possession of methamphetamine, Ludington Avenue and Staffon Street, City of Ludington. 5:30 a.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no…
MASON COUNTY — The Mason County Sheriff’s Office made 49 traffic stops, resulting in five arrests and three tickets during a traffic safety initiative on US 10 and US 31 Friday afternoon and evening, Aug. 26, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. It was the second initiative after the sheriff’s office conducted a similar one the previous Friday, Aug.…
LUDINGTON — A 31-year-old man faces a mandatory minimum prison term of 25 years if he’s convicted of a charge of first-degree criminal sexual conduct — victim under age 13. Jose Elias Chavez, who is free on bond, appeared in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday Aug. 20, for a pretrial hearing with his attorney Horia Neagos. The alleged CSC…
‘Over the last week, there have been numerous occasions when the S.S. Badger has encountered boats that failed to give way. In some cases, the captain of the S.S. Badger was forced to take actions to avoid a collision.’ LUDINGTON — The Ludington Police Department has issued a harbormaster order, limiting the hours that people can fish in the Ludington…
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