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51st Circuit Court sentencings, posted Feb. 19, 2024

February 19, 2024

51st Circuit Court sentencings, posted Feb. 19, 2024   LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court: – Douglas Paul Horacek, 43, pleaded “no contest” Oct. 4, 2023 to assault with a dangerous weapon and was sentenced Feb. 13, 2024 to six months in jail with credit for three days served; three years probation; and…

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Weekend police news, posted Feb. 19, 2024

February 19, 2024

Weekend police news, posted Feb. 19, 2024 The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is police activity in Mason County over the weekend: Friday, Feb. 16, 2024: 12:16 p.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), ​a 66-year-old Fountain man was cited for operating without a license following a traffic stop,…

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Woman pleads guilty to stealing mother’s jewelry

February 16, 2024

Woman pleads guilty to stealing mother’s jewelry LUDINGTON — A 43-year-old woman pleaded guilty in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Feb. 13, to two counts of  larceny in a building and one count of larceny $1,000-$20,000 for stealing jewelry from her mother’s Ludington home. Cristina Viola Sotomayor admitted to Judge Susan K. Sniegowski that she stole the jewelry during…

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Ludington man arrested on drug charges, Branch woman arrested for resisting police

February 16, 2024

Ludington man arrested on drug charges, Branch woman arrested for resisting police The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. LUDINGTON —Ludington police officers arrested two suspects while attempting to make a warrant arrest at a residence in the 600 block of Danaher Street Thursday, Feb. 15, shortly before 2:30 p.m.,…

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Tennessee man, 21, arrested on child sex charge after attempting to enroll as MCC student

February 15, 2024

Tennessee man, 21, arrested on child sex charge after attempting to enroll as MCC student ‘He had allegedly met an MCC student online in an effort to engage in a relationship with that student.’ SCOTTVILLE —A 21-year-old Fort Campbell, Tennessee man was arrested on multiple charges Tuesday, Feb. 13, after attempting to enroll as a Mason County Central student, said…

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