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79th District Court sentencings.

March 18, 2016
79th District Court sentencings.

The court news is sponsored by Emelander Law Firm, PC, serving Oceana, Mason and Newaygo counties. Office: 231.303.5005; Cell: 231.303.0905. www.emelanderlaw.com. By Allison Scarbrough. Courts/Police Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in 79th District Court: – Shelly Renee Lawton, 55, of 2522 N. Sherman Road, Hamlin Township, was found guilty March 8 of embezzlement $200-$1,000 and sentenced to…

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51st Circuit Court sentencings include tether tampering, gun crimes.

March 18, 2016
51st Circuit Court sentencings include tether tampering, gun crimes.

The court news is sponsored by Emelander Law Firm, PC, serving Oceana, Mason and Newaygo counties. Office: 231.303.5005; Cell: 231.303.0905. www.emelanderlaw.com. By Allison Scarbrough. Courts/Police Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in 51st Circuit Court: – Eric Zelek Hoggs, 40, of 724 E. Filer St., Ludington, was found guilty Feb. 3 of interfering with an electronic monitoring device…

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Fugitive arrest among police activity.

March 18, 2016
Fugitive arrest among police activity.

The following is local law enforcement activity Thursday, March 17, 2016: – 8:30 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injuries, Fountain and Stephens roads, Sherman Township. – Noon, (Michigan State Police, Hart post), fugitive arrest, 500 block of W. Maple St., City of Scottville.  – 12:30 p.m., (MCSO), missing person, unfounded, 3600 block of N. Taylor Road, Sheridan…

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Kayaker accused of punching officer arraigned.

March 17, 2016
Kayaker accused of punching officer arraigned.

LUDINGTON — An intoxicated kayaker who reportedly harassed fishermen along the pier last Saturday night; fled conservation officers in a kayak; and allegedly punched a sheriff’s deputy was arraigned in 79th District Court this week. Alan Glenn Ross, 56, of 502 E. Danaher St., Apt. 3, Ludington, faces one felony count of assaulting/resisting/obstructing police and a misdemeanor of disorderly person.…

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Crash victim in critical, stable condition.

March 17, 2016

By Allison Scarbrough and Rob Alway, MCP staff. HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — A 20-year-old woman critically injured in a single-vehicle crash on North Lakeshore Drive near Jagger Road Wednesday night, March 16, has stabilized, according to the Hart post of the Michigan State Police. A motel employee at Motel Lakewood, at 1934 N. Lakeshore Dr., said the crash victim is Shelby…

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