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51st Circuit Court sentencings, published Nov. 1, 2024

November 1, 2024

LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced this week in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court: – Dwayne Gene Gardner, Jr., 20, pleaded guilty Sept. 17 to assaulting/resisting/obstructing police and domestic violence and was sentenced Oct, 29 to eight months in jail with credit for 126 days served; three years probation; and $908 in fines and costs. – Jonathan Wayne Haynes, 48,…

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Police news, posted Nov. 1, 2024

November 1, 2024

The following is police activity in Mason County Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024: 7:58 a.m., (Ludington Police Department), a 39-year-old Ludington woman was cited for driving without insurance following a traffic stop near Madison and Dowland streets, City of Ludington. 1:53 p.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office),  two-vehicle crash, no injury, Pere Marquette Highway and Oceana Drive, Summit Township. 5:02 p.m., (MCSO),…

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Woman allegedly strikes vehicle multiple times with hammer

October 31, 2024

CUSTER TOWNSHIP — The Mason County Sheriff’s Office is requesting a warrant for a 29-year-old Ludington woman after she allegedly struck a vehicle with a hammer multiple times Wednesday, Oct. 30, shortly after 8 p.m. in the 1500 block of East Wilson Road, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance,…

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Police busy with warrant arrests

October 31, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024: 12:21 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’’s Office), a 32-year-old Twin Lake woman was arrested following a traffic stop on two outstanding misdemeanor warrants issued in Newaygo and Muskegon counties, Deren and…

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Inmate accused of bringing fentanyl into jail and delivering it to another inmate who nearly died

October 30, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 32-year-old Mason County jail inmate, who is a habitual offender, faces multiple charges for allegedly bringing fentanyl into the jail and furnishing it to another inmate who nearly died after taking the drug last November. Travis Michael Gale of Oceana County faces charges of delivery/manufacture of cocaine, heroin or another narcotic less…

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