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Fountain man faces 6 criminal charges including CSC.

September 26, 2018

Fountain man faces 6 criminal charges including CSC. #MasonCountyCrime LUDINGTON – A 46-year-old Fountain man faces six criminal charges including a high-court misdemeanor of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC). Jeremy Alan McCormick, of 4035 E. Wealthy St., was arrested by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office, Sept. 23, and has been arraigned in 79th District Court on additional charges of indecent…

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Names of Bear Lake road construction crash victims released.

September 26, 2018

Names of Bear Lake road construction crash victims released. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. BEAR LAKE (Manistee County) — The Manistee County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of the victims who were involved in Tuesday’s fatal crash in a construction zone on US 31 in the village of Bear Lake. Andre Alvesteffer, 20, of Weare Township (Pentwater) was pronounced dead…

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Sheriff’s office, FBI search local business.

September 26, 2018

Sheriff’s office, FBI search local business. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Mason County Sheriff’s Office detectives and deputies, with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, executed a search warrant at Piper Tax Services, 1975 S. Pere Marquette Highway Tuesday morning, as part of an ongoing criminal investigation, according to Sheriff Kim Cole. Sheriff’s office officials and FBI agents arrived at…

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Custer man arrested for driving with high BAC.

September 26, 2018

Custer man arrested for driving with high BAC. #MasonCountyCrime CUSTER – A 48-year-old Custer man was arrested for operating while intoxicated with a high blood alcohol content (BAC) following a traffic stop Tuesday, Sept. 25, at 3:14 p.m. on Custer Road south of First Street, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The suspect’s BAC was .26, Cole said, which is…

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Construction worker from Pentwater dies after being struck by car; Ludington man critical.

September 25, 2018

Construction worker from Pentwater dies after being struck by car; Ludington man critical. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. BEAR LAKE (Manistee County) — A 20-year-old male construction worker from Pentwater has died and his co-worker, a 23-year-old man from Ludington was seriously injured after vehicle struck them while they were working on US 31 today. Manistee County Sheriff John O’Hagan said…

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