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Service club and scouts team up to tidy up

July 17, 2015
Service club and scouts team up to tidy up

Story and photos contributed by Ron Beeber. PENTWATER — The Pentwater Service Club, assisted by several boy scouts from local Troop 1145, picked up litter along US-31 between Monroe and Wayne roads Thursday, July 16. The volunteers were among 2,800 groups in West Michigan and across the state participating in the Adopt-A-Highway program this past week. Three times a year,…

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51st Circuit Court sentencings include tether tampering, gun convictions, marijuana delivery

July 17, 2015
51st Circuit Court sentencings include tether tampering, gun convictions, marijuana delivery

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in 51st Circuit Court: – Zachary Alan Shurlow, 22, of 618 ½ E. Melendy St., Ludington, was found guilty June 2 of tampering with an electronic monitoring device and second-offense habitual offender. He was sentenced July 7 to one and half years to three years in prison and…

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79th District Court arraignments include accosting children, fleeing police, strangulation

July 17, 2015

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were arraigned recently in front of the 79th District Court Magistrate: Felonies – Troy Leland Ambrose, 21, of 7156 Martin Rd., Fountain, was arrested July 10 by MCSO for felonies of third-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC); accosting children for immoral purposes; and using a computer to commit a crime. Probable cause…

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79th District Court sentencings

July 17, 2015
79th District Court sentencings

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in 79th District Court: – Brandi Sue Martinez, 22, of 405 E. Danaher St., Apt. 2, Ludington, was found guilty July 10 of larceny less than $200. She was sentenced to $740 in fines, costs and restitution or 73 hours of community service; and 93 days discretionary jail…

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Crashes, larcenies among police activity

July 17, 2015
Crashes, larcenies among police activity

The police news is sponsored by Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart), www.springsteadlaw.com. The following is local law enforcement activity Thursday, July 16, 2015: – 1:56 a.m., (Michigan State Police, Hart post), a 23-year-old Ludington woman was cited for operating without security, US-10 and Jebavy Dr., PM Twp. – 11:05 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office),…

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