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Man paroled for murder conviction sent back to prison for fleeing police.

September 7, 2021

Man paroled for murder conviction sent back to prison for fleeing police. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON — A 65-year-old Manistee man who had served 45 years in prison for a conviction of second-degree murder was sentenced to 14 months to 15 years in prison in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Sept. 7. A jury found Chris Bernard Hansen guilty of fleeing a…

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Teen armed with knife threatens to rob store.

September 7, 2021

Teen armed with knife threatens to rob store. LUDINGTON — ​A 16-year-old Ludington boy armed with a knife in his waistband walked into the 4th Ward Market ​on Second Street and threatened to rob the store Sunday, Sept. 5, before 3 p.m., according to Cpt. Steve Wietrzykowski of the Ludington Police Department. The teen was taken into custody and later…

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Man found passed out in vehicle arrested for drug possession.

September 7, 2021

Man found passed out in vehicle arrested for drug possession. The police news is a presentation of Lenz-Balder Insurance, offering Nationwide Insurance, 201 E. Court St., Ludington, 231-845-6279, www.lenzbalderins.com. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 33-year-old Manistee man was arrested by Mason County sheriff’s deputies for heroin/meth possession Saturday, Sept. 4, shortly after noon following a 911 call reporting a person…

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Man arrested for swinging samurai sword during argument.

September 3, 2021

Man arrested for swinging samurai sword during argument. LUDINGTON — ​A 39-year-old Ludington man was arrested by Ludington police for felonious assault after he allegedly swung a samurai sword at a 45-year-old Manistee man during an argument Thursday, Sept. 2, ​shortly before 4 p.m. in the ​700 block of North Washington Avenue, according to Cpt. Steve Wietrzykowski. The suspect was…

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Woman arrested for ‘going in and out of vehicles’ and stealing from dollar store.

September 2, 2021

Woman arrested for ‘going in and out of vehicles’ and stealing from dollar store. The police news is a presentation of Lenz-Balder Insurance, offering Nationwide Insurance, 201 E. Court St., Ludington, 231-845-6279, www.lenzbalderins.com. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 40-year-old Ludington woman was arrested by Mason County sheriff’s deputies at the Dollar Tree store on West US 10 Wednesday, Sept. 1,…

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