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Coatless man runs from police in frigid conditions.

January 21, 2019

Coatless man runs from police in frigid conditions. #MasonCountyCrime PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP – A 20-year-old Ludington man was arrested by a Mason County sheriff’s deputy after fleeing on foot in single-digit temperatures while wearing a t-shirt Sunday, Jan. 20, shortly before 3 a.m. at Bryant and Sherman roads. “The deputy observed a man walking in the road wearing only a…

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Man injured after trying to avoid hitting deer with vehicle.

January 17, 2019

                  Man injured after trying to avoid hitting deer with vehicle. #MasonCountyCrime GRANT TOWNSHIP – A 23-year-old Manistee man was treated by LIFE EMS for a minor injury after trying to avoid hitting a deer with his vehicle Wednesday, Jan. 16, shortly after 4 a.m. at Quarterline and Treml roads, according to…

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Man pleads ‘no contest’ to attempted child abuse.

January 17, 2019

Man pleads ‘no contest’ to attempted child abuse. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor LUDINGTON – A 29-year-old Victory Township man faces a one-year jail term after pleading “no contest” to attempted second-degree child abuse in 51st Circuit Court Thursday, Jan. 17. Daniel Aaron VanKampen, of 2985 N. Gordon Rd., was also facing a felony charge of second-degree criminal sexual conduct…

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Police report.

January 16, 2019

Police report. #MasonCountyCrime The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Monday, Jan. 14, 2019: – 3:43 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), a 36-year-old Reed City, Michigan man was cited for open intoxicants following a traffic stop, Johnson and Amber roads, Amber Township. – 10:23 a.m., (MCSO), a 48 year-old Ludington man was cited for driving while license suspended…

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Phone scammers posing as Pentwater police.

January 15, 2019

Phone scammers posing as Pentwater police. #PentwaterPoliceDepartment PENTWATER – The Pentwater Police Department received a report Tuesday, Jan. 15, of a phone scam “involving subjects who identified themselves over the phone as members of the department,” said Pentwater Police Chief Laude Hartrum. “The caller ID shows the Pentwater Police Department,” Hartrum said. “The caller identifies themselves as an officer of…

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