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Hit and run, larceny from a vacant home among sheriff’s office weekend activity

December 15, 2014
Hit and run, larceny from a vacant home among sheriff’s office weekend activity

HAMLIN TWP. — A 28-year-old Ludington man was cited for failure to report a crash after Mason County Sheriff’s Office deputies located him following a rollover hit-and-run crash at Lakeshore Drive and Dahlke Road Saturday, Dec. 13, at 3:10 a.m., according to police. No injuries were reported. MCSO also responded to a larceny at a vacant home Saturday at 11:39…

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Suspected Walmart shoplifters flee, 1 captured.

December 12, 2014
Suspected Walmart shoplifters flee, 1 captured.

PERE MARQUETTE TWP. — Stolen property valued at $1,546.98 was recovered in the woods and along the roadside near Walmart shortly after 3 a.m. Friday by Mason County Sheriff’s Office deputies after responding to a retail fraud involving “multiple subjects,” a sheriff’s report states. “Subjects fled on foot, and one subject was captured,” according to Sheriff Kim Cole. A 20-year-old Ludington…

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Tree falls on vehicle.

December 12, 2014
Tree falls on vehicle.

HAMLIN TWP. — Michigan State Police troopers from the Hart post responded to a report of a tree that fell on a vehicle at Dewey and Lincoln roads Wednesday, Dec. 10, at 2:30 p.m. MSP also responded to a two-car property damage accident Wednesday at 2:29 p.m. at US-10 and Jebavy Road. No injuries were reported. The MSP Report is brought…

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Man arrested after ‘huffing’ keyboard duster in Walmart; another man arrested with crack while being booked.

December 11, 2014
Man arrested after ‘huffing’ keyboard duster in Walmart; another man arrested with crack while being booked.

PERE MARQUETTE TWP. — Two suspects were arrested by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office in separate, bizarre incidents Wednesday, Dec. 10. The first arrest occurred at 11:40 a.m. in Walmart, in the 4800 block of W. US-10, after deputies responded to a report of a “person huffing” in the building. During a pat down of the 23-year-old subject (no city…

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Historical museum readies for 2015

December 11, 2014
Historical museum readies for 2015

Story and photos contributed by Ron Beeber. PENTWATER — Even though a dozen Pentwater Historical Society volunteers might be battling clutter in their own basements, they happily teamed up Wednesday, Dec. 10, to rid the historical museum’s lower level of unneeded stuff. “It’s really a labor of love,” said Glenn Beavis, chair of the museum’s building and grounds committee. “This…

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