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79th District Court arraignments include strangulation, drug charges

April 24, 2015
79th District Court arraignments include strangulation, drug charges

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were arraigned recently in front of the 79th District Court Magistrate: Felonies – Scott Gale Vandevelde, 45, of 811 N. Washington Ave., Ludington, was arrested April 18 by the Ludington Police Department (LPD) for a felony of assault by strangulation and domestic violence. Probable cause hearing: April 29 at 3 p.m.…

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Ludington man arrested for hydrocodone delivery following SSCENT investigation

April 23, 2015

RIVERTON TWP. — A 22-year-old Ludington man was arrested by the State, Sheriffs’, Chiefs’ Enforcement of Narcotics Team (SSCENT) Wednesday, April 22, on an outstanding warrant for delivery/manufacture of less than 50 grams of hydrocodone, according to a SSCENT press release. A  warrant was issued for the arrest of Jacob Matthew Howe following the investigation. SSCENT detectives located Howe in…

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2 women arrested for stealing nearly $350 in merchandise from Walmart

April 23, 2015
2 women arrested for stealing nearly $350 in merchandise from Walmart

The police news is sponsored by VanderHaag Car Sales of Scottville, 231-757-2727, www.vanderhaagcarsales.com and Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart),www.springsteadlaw.com. LUDINGTON — Two Ludington women, ages 33 and 36, were arrested for retail fraud Wednesday, April 22, at 12:05 a.m. after Mason County Sheriff’s Office deputies served a search warrant on a residence in the 900…

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Damaged property, cattle on the loose

April 22, 2015
Damaged property, cattle on the loose

The police news is sponsored by VanderHaag Car Sales of Scottville, 231-757-2727, www.vanderhaagcarsales.com and Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart),www.springsteadlaw.com. The following is recent local law enforcement activity: Monday, April 20, 2015: – 1:13 p.m., (Michigan State Police, Hart), damaged power line, 5000 block of E. First St., Branch. – 4:50 p.m., (MSP), damaged property…

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Hart woman pleads guilty to stealing from Walmart with her husband

April 21, 2015
Hart woman pleads guilty to stealing from Walmart with her husband

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 31-year-old Hart woman pleaded guilty to first-degree retail fraud in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, April 21, and in exchange for her guilty plea is looking at serving one month in jail. Melinda Ann VanDerZanden and her husband Randy Alan VanDerZanden were arrested Dec. 1 by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office after stealing…

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