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Driver injured when car hits deer

July 2, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — An 18-year-old Ludington woman received “non-life-threatening injuries” when the vehicle was driving collided with a deer on Pere Marquette Highway north of Kinney Road Monday at 10 p.m., according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The following is other…

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Motorcyclist injured after vehicle attempts U-turn

July 1, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 41-year-old Fenton, Michigan man received minor injuries in a two-vehicle crash after a vehicle attempted a U-turn in front of him as he rode his motorcycle northbound on Lakeshore Drive near Bradshaw Road Sunday, June 30, shortly before…

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Woman pleads to 2021 murder, arson, animal killing/torturing

June 28, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON – A 43-year-old Chippewa County woman pleaded “no contest” in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, June 25, to second-degree murder, first-degree arson and two counts of second-degree, killing/torturing animals. The victim, Jeffrey Grant, 57, died during a house fire at 3746 N. Morse Rd., Sheridan Township, on Nov. 22, 2021. The fire was…

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Woman, 69, allegedly threatens deputy with screwdriver

June 28, 2024

HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — A 69-year-old Ludington woman, who was being was arrested for domestic assault Thursday, June 27, shortly after 4:30 p.m. in the 6000 block of North Lincoln Road, allegedly threatened a sheriff’s deputy with a screwdriver, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “While attempting to take the suspect into custody, she allegedly grabbed a screwdriver and threatened a…

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Ohio man allegedly points gun at motorist on US 10

June 28, 2024

PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 35-year-old Hamilton, Ohio man was arrested by Mason County sheriff’s deputies following a 911 call reporting a male passenger in a vehicle who allegedly pointed a gun at the head of another motorist Thursday, June 27, shortly before 12:30 p.m. on US 10 west of Meyers Road, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “The…

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