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‘Suspicious person’ at Walmart arrested on 5 warrants.

September 20, 2016
‘Suspicious person’ at Walmart arrested on 5 warrants.

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyPoliceNews PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 26-year-old Ludington man was arrested in the Walmart parking lot, 4854 W. US 10, on five outstanding Newaygo County warrants after Mason County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a “suspicious person call” Monday, Sept. 19, at 8:45 p.m. The suspect was arrested on warrants for driving a vehicle while license suspended (DWLS); failure…

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Girl, 10, drowns after falling off paddle board in Lake Michigan.

September 19, 2016
Girl, 10, drowns after falling off paddle board in Lake Michigan.

#OceanaCountyNews #Pentwater PENTWATER — Hannah Harris, a 10-year-old Lansing girl, drowned after falling off a paddle board in Lake Michigan near Charles Mears State Park Monday, Sept. 19. The drowning was a “terrible tragedy,” said Lt. Craig Mast of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office. Hannah was not wearing a life vest. “At 3:47 p.m., the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office, along with…

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Branch woman, 45, arrested for ‘super drunk driving.’

September 19, 2016
Branch woman, 45, arrested for ‘super drunk driving.’

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyPoliceNews SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP — A 45-year-old Branch woman was arrested by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) Saturday, Sept. 17, at 7:17 p.m. for operating a vehicle while intoxicated (OWI) with a high blood alcohol content (BAC) or “super drunk driving” following a traffic stop at Taylor and Yonker roads. The following is other recent police activity: Thursday, Sept.…

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Arraignments include assaulting police, stolen firearms.

September 16, 2016
Arraignments include assaulting police, stolen firearms.

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyCourtNews. By Alan Neushwander. Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in 79th District Court: Felonies Lloyd Joseph Burden, 23, 3612 N. Stiles Rd., Victory Township, was arrested September 10 by MCSO on felony charges of assault/resisting/obstructing police and operating a vehicle while intoxicated (OWI) second-offense. Preliminary hearing: September 28 at 11:15 a.m. Bail: $7,500/10 percent. Jerry…

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51st Circuit Court sentencings include CSC, domestic violence.

September 16, 2016
51st Circuit Court sentencings include CSC, domestic violence.

#MasonCountyNews    #MasonCountyCourtNews By Alan Neushwander. Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently sentenced in 51st Circuit Court: Charles Clayton Rose, Jr., 38, 497 S. Tyndall Rd., Branch Township, was found guilty by a jury on June 29 to first degree criminal sexual conduct, second degree criminal sexual conduct, accosting a child for immoral purposes and using a computer…

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