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Car fire sparks drunk driving arrest.

December 30, 2019

Car fire sparks drunk driving arrest. #MasonCountyCrime HAMLIN TOWNSHIP – A 59-year-old Ypsilanti man was arrested by Michigan State Police troopers for operating with a high blood alcohol content Sunday, Dec. 29, shortly after 9 p.m. after the vehicle he was driving caught fire due to a mechanical issue on Jebavy Drive near Jagger Road, according to MSP Trooper Conner…

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Assault arrest tops police activity.

December 26, 2019

Assault arrest tops police activity. #MasonCountyCrime The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Monday, Dec. 23, 2019: – 10:54 a.m., (Ludington Police Department), a 17-year-old Scottville man was arrested for assault, Atkinson Drive, City of Ludington. – 10:18 p.m., (LPD), a 53-year-old Ludington woman was cited for improper plate, North Washington Avenue and East Court Street, City of…

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Alleged drunk driver arrested after going wrong way on US 31.

December 23, 2019

Alleged drunk driver arrested after going wrong way on US 31. #MasonCountyCrime PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 59-year-old Ludington man was arrested for operating with a high blood alcohol content (BAC) and fleeing and eluding police after allegedly driving the wrong way on US 31 and fleeing from police Sunday, Dec. 22, at 10 p.m., according to Mason County Sheriff…

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Man, 23, accidentally shoots grandfather.

December 23, 2019

Man, 23, accidentally shoots grandfather. MEADE TOWNSHIP – A 71-year-old man was accidentally shot in the abdomen by his 23-year-old grandson with a handgun Saturday afternoon, Dec. 21, in his home located in the 11000 of North Benson Road, near the Mason-Manistee counties line, said Michigan State Police Sgt. Dan Thomas. The man is in stable condition following surgery, Thomas…

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Man sustains non-life-threatening injuries in Sunday’s accidental shooting.

December 23, 2019

Man sustains non-life-threatening injuries in Sunday’s accidental shooting. FREE SOIL TOWNSHIP — Jason Eric Schenkel, 46, of Grand Haven suffered non-life-threatening injuries in an accidental shooting Sunday, Dec. 22, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. Mason County sheriff’s deputies responded to the 2100 block of East Hoague Road shortly after 11:30 a.m. regarding an “accidental shooting” call, Cole said. Related…

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