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Woman armed with axe arrested for meth possession, resisting arrest.

December 13, 2021

Woman armed with axe arrested for meth possession, resisting arrest. SCOTTVILLE — A 26-year-old Scottville woman was arrested Saturday, Dec. 11, shortly before 8 a.m. after a Mason County sheriff’s deputy arrived in the 400 block of East State Street to find her and a male subject “struggling over an axe,” said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “Deputies responded to…

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Weekend police news, Dec. 13, 2021.

December 13, 2021

Weekend police news, Dec. 13, 2021. The police news is a presentation of Lenz-Balder Insurance, offering Nationwide Insurance, 201 E. Court St., Ludington, 231- 845-6279, www.lenzbalderins.com.  The following is police activity in Mason County over the weekend: Friday, Dec. 10, 2021: 10:50 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), two-vehicle crash, no injury, US 10 west of Pere Marquette Highway, Pere Marquette…

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Police busy with crashes.

December 10, 2021

Police busy with crashes. The police news is a presentation of Lenz-Balder Insurance, offering Nationwide Insurance, 201 E. Court St., Ludington, 231- 845-6279, www.lenzbalderins.com.  AMBER TOWNSHIP — Both drivers received minor injuries following a two-vehicle crash Wednesday, Dec. 8, shortly before 7 a.m. on US 10 west of the southbound US 31 on-ramp, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole.…

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51st Circuit Court sentencings, posted Dec. 8, 2021.

December 10, 2021

51st Circuit Court sentencings, posted Dec. 8, 2021. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in 51st Circuit Court: – Mark Allen Collins, 55, of 1996 W. Dewey Rd., Scottville, pleaded “no contest” Dec. 1 to attempted fourth-degree fleeing a police officer and operating while intoxicated and was sentenced to one year in jail with credit…

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Man who wielded machete during assault faces prison term.

December 8, 2021

Man who wielded machete during assault faces prison term. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON — A 46-year-old Indiana man who wielded a machete during an assault and then led local police on a six-hour manhunt after fleeing from the crime scene pleaded guilty in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Dec. 7, to assault with a dangerous weapon and domestic violence. Bret…

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