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Police investigate thefts.

March 11, 2016
Police investigate thefts.

The following is local law enforcement activity Thursday, March 10, 2016: – 7:15 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injuries, Chauvez and Custer roads, Custer Township. – 9:31 a.m., (MCSO), larceny of a CD player from a vehicle, 3000 block of W. US 10, Amber Township. – 10:30 a.m., (MCSO), larceny of a lawnmower, 9000 block of E.…

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Suspect gives false name to cop, the name she gives is that of a wanted person

March 10, 2016
Suspect gives false name to cop, the name she gives is that of a wanted person

BRANCH TOWNSHIP — A 36-year-old Newaygo woman was arrested after she allegedly gave a false name to a Mason County Sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop Wednesday, March 9 at 10:37 p.m. on Benson Road, north of US 10. Unfortunately for the suspect, the name she provided to the deputy was the name of a suspended and wanted person, according…

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Drugged driving arrest, break-in among police activity.

March 9, 2016
Drugged driving arrest, break-in among police activity.

The following is recent local law enforcement activity Tuesday, March 8, 2016: – 2:22 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), a 37-year-old Ludington man was arrested for operating under the influence of drugs following a traffic stop, Pere Marquette Hwy. and Conrad Road., PM Township. – 2:08 p.m., (MCSO), one-vehicle crash, no injuries, Stiles and Manales roads, Victory Township. – 2:30…

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Ludington man awaiting extradition to New Mexico.

March 9, 2016
Ludington man awaiting extradition to New Mexico.

By Allison Scarbrough. Courts/Police Editor. LUDINGTON — A 40-year-old Ludington man convicted of tether tampering in Mason County is awaiting extradition to New Mexico to face penalties for violating his parole. Eric Zelek Hoggs, of 724 E. Filer St., was ordered by 51st Circuit Court Judge Susan K. Sniegowski to serve 180 days up front of a one-year discretionary jail…

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Ludington man sent to prison for pulling out knife in bar fight.

March 8, 2016
Ludington man sent to prison for pulling out knife in bar fight.

By Allison Scarbrough. Courts/Police Editor. LUDINGTON — A 49-year-old Ludington man was sentenced to a minimum of one-and-a-half years in prison Tuesday, March 8, in 51st Circuit Court for pulling out a knife during a bar fight last summer. Eric Lee Gillespie, of 222 E. Melendy St., pleaded “no contest” to felonious assault and carrying a concealed weapon last December. Judge…

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