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Police busy with crashes over the snowy weekend.

January 20, 2020

Police busy with crashes over the snowy weekend. #MasonCountyCrime 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, Jan. 17, 2020: – 7:15 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injury, Meisenheimer Road east of Stiles Road,…

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Murder trial set for end of April.

January 15, 2020

Murder trial set for end of April. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON — The murder trial against Corey Ryan Beekman, 33, of Free Soil Township is scheduled for April 27-30 and May 1 in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court, according to court staff. Beekman, a former Army National Guard staff sergeant, is accused of murdering William Buchanan, 32, of…

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Car/deer crashes, warrant arrests top police acitivy.

January 15, 2020

Car/deer crashes, warrant arrests top police acitivy. #MasonCountyCrime 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 Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020: – 6:30 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injury, Pere Marquette Highway and Schlick Road, Summit Township. – 7:04…

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Drug death yields prison term.

January 14, 2020

Drug death yields prison term. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON – A 34-year-old Sheridan Township woman was sentenced to four and a half to 20 years in prison in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Jan. 14, in connection to the death of Katie Lynn Fulton, 35, of Ludington. Neta Margett Sohn, of 4513 North Benson Rd., pleaded guilty, Dec. 3,…

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Sex offender pleads guilty to failure to comply with registration.

January 14, 2020

Sex offender pleads guilty to failure to comply with registration. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON — A 46-year-old convicted sex offender pleaded guilty in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Jan. 14, to a felony of failure to comply with the sex offender registration act and fourth-offense habitual offender. Matthew Jason Case, of 926 E. Tinkham Ave., Apt. 313, Ludington, testified…

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