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51st Circuit Court sentencings include armed robbery, assault, accosting children.

January 15, 2016
51st Circuit Court sentencings include armed robbery, assault, accosting children.

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in 51st Circuit Court: – Mark Anthony Miller, 42, of St. Louis Correctional Facility, 8585 N. Croswell, St. Louis, Mich., was found guilty Oct. 30 of armed robbery (Branch Grocery) and fourth-offense habitual offender. He was sentenced Jan. 5 to 15 years to life in prison with credit…

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Fugitive arrest among police activity.

January 15, 2016
Fugitive arrest among police activity.

The following was the activity of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office for Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016: – 7:39 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injuries, US 31 and Hansen Rd., Amber Township. – 8:50 a.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injuries, Jebavy Dr. and Fisher Rd., Hamlin Township. – 9:51 a.m., (MCSO), gas drive-off, $10.48 in fuel taken, 400…

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Sheriff’s office responds to non-injury crashes Tuesday as well.

January 13, 2016
Sheriff’s office responds to non-injury crashes Tuesday as well.

The following is activity of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016: – 6:33 a.m., slide-off, no damage/no injury, Pere Marquette Hwy. and Iris Rd., PM Township. – 7 a.m., car/deer crash, no injuries, Jebavy Dr. and Fisher Rd., Hamlin Township. – 6:30 p.m., car/deer crash, no injuries, Fountain and Stephens roads, Sherman Township. The police news is…

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Children in critical condition following Tuesday’s crash.

January 13, 2016
Children in critical condition following Tuesday’s crash.

PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Five-year-old Emmett VonSprecken and his 6-year-old sister Abigale are listed in critical condition Wednesday morning, Jan. 13, at Helen DeVos Hospital Children’s Hospital following a two-vehicle crash Tuesday on US 10 west of Meyers Road, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The crash occurred at 1:51 p.m. when a 1999 Ford pickup, driven by 48-year-old…

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Many crashes on slippery roads, no injuries.

January 12, 2016
Many crashes on slippery roads, no injuries.

The following is local law enforcement activity Monday, Jan. 11, 2016: – 2:40 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), one-vehicle crash, no injuries, northbound US 31 off-ramp at Pere Marquette Hwy., PM Township. – 3:33 a.m., (MCSO), one-vehicle crash, no injuries, US 10-31 and Amber Rd., Amber Township. – 7:50 a.m., (Michigan State Police, Hart post), car/deer crash, Sugar Grove and…

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