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Repeat beer thief sent to prison

October 20, 2015
Repeat beer thief sent to prison

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. LUDINGTON — A 45-year-old Ludington man was sentenced to 18 months to 10 years in prison for a felony of first-degree retail fraud after loading a shopping cart full of beer and stealing it from a local “big box store.” Scott Michael Stahelin, of 5072 S. Lakeshore Dr., was arrested last August by the Hart…

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Fremont man sent to prison for meth

October 20, 2015
Fremont man sent to prison for meth

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 24-year-old Fremont man was sentenced Tuesday, Oct. 20, in 51st Circuit Court to a minimum of one year and one day to maximum of 20 years in prison for for a felony conviction of possession of methamphetamine. Jordon Michael Harris, of 222 N. Fremont St., was arrested Aug. 19 by the State,…

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Ludington woman avoids prison in uttering/publishing, larceny cases

October 20, 2015
Ludington woman avoids prison in uttering/publishing, larceny cases

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 26-year-old Ludington woman faces serving 11 months up front of a one-year discretionary jail sentence after pleading guilty in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Oct. 20, to a felony of uttering and publishing and a misdemeanor of larceny under $200. Kayleigh Lynn Clark, of 707 W. Ludington Ave., appeared in court for a…

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Domestic assault, marijuana possession among police activity

October 20, 2015
Domestic assault, marijuana possession among police activity

The police news is sponsored by Benedict-Shilander Collision, now located at 5851 W. U.S. 10 behind Family Video; 231-843-4181 and Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart), www.springsteadlaw. Recent local law enforcement activity includes: Monday, Oct. 19, 2015: – 10:56 a.m., (Ludington Police Department), domestic assault, 300 block of W. Court St., City of Ludington. –…

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2 vehicle U.S. 10-31 crash.

October 20, 2015
2 vehicle U.S. 10-31 crash.

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief.  AMBER TOWNSHIP — Two vehicles were involved in a crash Tuesday morning after a 90-year-old Idlewild man apparently attempted to make a left-hand turn from the far right lane. The crash occurred about 7:50 a.m. A Pontiac minivan, driven by the 90-year-old man, was westbound just west of Scottville, traveling in the right lane. A Chevrolet…

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