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Attorney sent to jail for attempted child abuse.

March 1, 2016
Attorney sent to jail for attempted child abuse.

By Allison Scarbrough. Courts/Police Editor. LUDINGTON — A 63-year-old Lansing-area attorney was ordered today to serve six months up front of a one-year discretionary jail sentence in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, March 1, after pleading no contest to second-degree child abuse, Jan. 7. David James Anderson received credit for one day served in jail. “I think it was a fair…

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ATM fraud among police activity.

March 1, 2016
ATM fraud among police activity.

The following is local law enforcement activity Monday, Feb. 29, 2016: – 7:30 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), one-vehicle crash, no injuries, Piney Ridge and Larch roads, Hamlin Township. – 2 p.m., (Michigan State Police, Hart post), ATM (automated teller machine) fraud, 3000 block of Piney Ridge Road, Hamlin Township. – 6:50 p.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injuries, Reek and…

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Alleged drunk driver wakes up fighting police.

February 29, 2016
Alleged drunk driver wakes up fighting police.

GRANT TOWNSHIP — A 58-year-old Ludington woman was arrested Sunday, Feb. 28, at 11:46 p.m. after Mason County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to a vehicle stuck in a field near Freeman Road west of US 31. “Upon arrival, a female was found passed out behind the wheel,” said Sheriff Kim Cole. “When deputies attempted to wake her, she fought…

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Break-in, thefts among police activity.

February 26, 2016
Break-in, thefts among police activity.

The following is local law enforcement activity Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016: – 7:32 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injuries, Stiles and Groth roads, Victory Township. – 1:25 p.m., (Michigan State Police, Hart post), a 50-year-old Berkley, Michigan man was arrested for operating without insurance, US 10 and Filburn Rd., Branch Township. – 1:37 p.m., (Ludington Police Department),…

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79th District Court arraignments, sentencings.

February 26, 2016
79th District Court arraignments, sentencings.

By Allison Scarbrough. Courts/Police Editor. Arraignments LUDINGTON — The following were arraigned recently in front of the 79th District Court Magistrate: Felonies – Janice Lee McClung, 57, of 1416 Edgewood Dr., Holland, was arrested Feb. 16 by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) for a felony of fleeing and eluding and misdemeanors of operating under the influence of liquor (OUIL) and…

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