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Man sentenced to probation in child trafficking case

January 9, 2024

Man sentenced to probation in child trafficking case By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — One of three men arrested in a child trafficking sting operation last August was sentenced to three years probation in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Jan. 9. Kenneth John Smith, 53, pleaded “no contest” Nov. 14 to using a computer to commit a crime and a…

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Shoplifting suspect flees from Walmart after being detained by loss prevention employees

January 9, 2024

Shoplifting suspect flees from Walmart after being detained by loss prevention employees The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — The Mason County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate a retail fraud case at Walmart on US 10 in which the alleged female suspect ran from the store…

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Scottville Police Department report, posted Jan. 9, 2024

January 9, 2024

Scottville Police Department report, posted Jan. 9, 2024 The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent activity of the Scottville Police Department: Monday, Dec. 18, 2023: Retail fraud, 100 block of North Street, City of Scottville. Disturbance, 300 block of West Beryl Street, City of Scottville. Tuesday,…

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Scottville man arrested for arson

January 8, 2024

Scottville man arrested for arson The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. EDEN TOWNSHIP — A 27-year-old Scottville man was arrested by Mason County sheriff’s deputies for arson — burning of personal property Friday, Jan. 5, shortly after 9 p.m. in the 500 block of East Chauvez Road “following a…

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Driver, passenger suffer serious injuries after vehicle hits tree

January 8, 2024

Driver, passenger suffer serious injuries after vehicle hits tree BRANCH TOWNSHIP — A 71-year-old Ludington man and a 26-year-old Ludington woman both received “serious, but non-life-threatening injuries” after the vehicle the man was operating left the road and struck a tree Saturday, Jan. 6, at 6:45 p.m. on ​Benson Road south of Hansen Road, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The…

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