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Scottville woman arrested for assaulting police officer.

February 7, 2019

Scottville woman arrested for assaulting police officer. SCOTTVILLE — A Scottville woman was recently arrested by Scottville Police Department after she allegedly threw a tool box at a Scottville police officer. Melinda Rae Kalis, 48, of 109 S. Columbia St., Scottville, was arrested Feb. 3 by SPD on a felony charge of assault/resisting/obstructing police, which is punishable by up to…

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Failure to register as sex offender tops District Court arraignments

February 7, 2019

Failure to register as sex offender tops District Court arraignments LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies -Tim David VanLoon, 61, no address listed, was arrested Dec. 14, 2018 by the Ludington Police Department (LPD) on felony charges of failure to register as a sex offender and third offense habitual offender. Preliminary hearing:…

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Scottville woman pleads ‘no contest’ to canoe livery break-in.

February 5, 2019

Scottville woman pleads ‘no contest’ to canoe livery break-in. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON — A 38-year-old Scottville woman faces serving 90 days up front of a one-year discretionary jail term after pleading “no contest” in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Feb. 5, to a felony of breaking and entering with intent. The conviction stems from her involvement in the…

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Ludington officer suffers ‘lifetime’ injuries from assault.

February 5, 2019

Ludington officer suffers ‘lifetime’ injuries from assault. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON – A 23-year-old Ludington man was sentenced to serve 90 days up front of a one-year discretionary jail term in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Feb. 5, for three misdemeanor counts of attempted resisting and opposing a police officer. Darrick Cole Lilleberg, of 410 N. Delia St., initially…

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Court employee pleads guilty to lying to police, remains employed.

February 4, 2019

Court employee pleads guilty to lying to police, remains employed. #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — An employee of the 79th District Court recently pleaded guilty in that court to the misdemeanor of providing false information to a police officer. The employee, Rosemary Saucedo- Narvaez, 52, of Ludington, continues to be employed by the court as a clerk.  The…

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