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Fake $100 bill passed at local store

December 16, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A counterfeit $100 bill was used by a female customer at the Wesco store on West US 10 Friday, Dec. 13 around 1 p.m., according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The following is other police activity in Mason…

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Freezing rain advisory issued

December 14, 2024

UPDATE: The advisory was extended until 11 a.m. Sunday. MASON COUNTY — The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory beginning at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, through 4 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 15. Freezing rain is expected with total ice accumulations up to .10 of an inch. The advisory area includes Mason, Oceana, Lake, Newaygo, Muskegon, Montcalm, Gratiot,…

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Jury finds man guilty of fentanyl delivery

December 13, 2024

LUDINGTON — A jury found a 37-year-old man guilty of fentanyl delivery on Friday, Dec. 13, following a two-day trial in Mason County’s 51st Circuit. Tracy John Straub was found guilty of two counts of delivery of less than 50 grams of fentanyl and one count of maintaining a drug house. The crimes occurred during a time frame of October…

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Deputies busy with crashes

December 12, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent Mason County Sheriff’s Office activity:  Monday, Dec. 9, 2024: 5:27 a.m., car/deer crash, no injury, Jebavy Drive north of Johnson Road, Pere Marquette Township. 6:06 p.m., car/deer crash, no injury, Custer Road south of Powers Road, Custer Township. 9:39…

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Convicted sex offender faces additional child sex crime charges

December 11, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 28-year-old man serving a 25-year minimum prison term for first-degree criminal sexual conduct  — victim under age 13 — faces additional child sex crime charges in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court. Bradley Curtis Drake was sentenced by Judge Susan K. Sniegowski to a mandatory minimum prison term of 25 years to a…

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