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Darr Road bridges to close for construction.

June 5, 2018

Darr Road bridges to close for construction. SHERMAN TOWNSHIP — The Darr Road bridges between Sugar Grove and Mavis roads and also south of Fountain Road will be closed to all traffic beginning Monday, June 11. Construction of the bridge over the South Branch of the Lincoln River between Sugar Grove and Mavis roads will include removal of the existing…

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Repeat offender pleads guilty to strangulation, faces a year in jail.

June 5, 2018

Repeat offender pleads guilty to strangulation, faces a year in jail. #MasonCountyCrime. LUDINGTON — Adam Lee Passarelli, 39, no address listed, pleaded guilty today in 51st Circuit Court on the charges of assault with intent to do great bodily harm by strangulation, habitual offender fourth offense. He agreed to a plea agreement with the Mason County Prosecutor’s Office to serve…

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Hart woman sentenced to up to 20 years for breaking into local businesses.

June 5, 2018

Hart woman sentenced to up to 20 years for breaking into local businesses. #MasonCountyCrime. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — A 22-year-old Hart woman will face the next 2.5 to 20 years in prison for breaking and entering and stealing from several local businesses. Candice Lee Fennel, appeared in 51st Circuit Court today where she was sentenced for the crimes…

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Man faces 6 months in jail for fleeing from police, assaulting pregnant girlfriend.

June 5, 2018

Man faces 6 months in jail for fleeing from police, assaulting pregnant girlfriend. #MasonCountyCrime. LUDINGTON — A Ludington man, who crashed a pickup truck into a tree while fleeing from the police, after assaulting his pregnant girlfriend, pleaded guilty today in 51st Circuit Court. Michael Allen Alexander, 24, of 308 E. Court Street, Apt. 1, was initially charged with fleeing…

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Mason County deputies capture Scottville man who fled from crime scene.

June 5, 2018

Mason County deputies capture Scottville man who fled from crime scene. #MasonCountyCrime HART — A 41-year-old Scottville man fled the crime scene in Oceana County after allegedly assaulting a woman in a domestic violence situation Tuesday morning, June 5, and was later apprehended by Mason County sheriff’s deputies, according to Michigan State Police Trooper Kelsey Case of the Hart post.…

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