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Accused stabber appears in court

October 9, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 21-year-old Manistee man accused of stabbing a 21-year-old Mason County man at a house party last June appeared in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Oct. 8, for a pretrial hearing. Derrick Allen Henton is charged with assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder and third-offense habitual offender.…

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Police news, published Oct. 9, 2024

October 9, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is activity of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024: 3:06 a.m., a 24-year-old Scottville woman was arrested on two outstanding failure-to-appear warrants issued in Newaygo County, 100 block of South Jebavy Drive, Pere Marquette Township. The original charges…

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LPD news, published Oct. 8 2024

October 8, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is Ludington Police Department activity Monday, Oct. 7, 2024: 4:01 a.m., a 29-year-old Ludington man was cited for operating without insurance following a traffic stop near Washington Avenue and Diana Street, City of Ludington. 3:19 p.m., a 34-year-old Ludington man was…

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Police news, posted Oct. 7, 2024

October 7, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024: 1:07 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), a 43-year-old Scottville man was arrested following a traffic stop on a warrant issued in Mason County for a charge of methamphetamine possession, Pere…

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Suspect captured after running from deputies

October 3, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. SUMMIT TOWNSHIP — A 19-year-old Pentwater man was arrested on a charge of assaulting/resisting/obstructing police after Mason County sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a person smashing a windshield out of vehicle Wednesday, Oct. 2, shortly before 7 p.m. in the 6300…

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