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Motorcyclist seriously injured in crash

July 24, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 30-year-old Ludington man received serious injuries after a northbound vehicle attempted a left turn into the path of his southbound motorcycle on Pere Marquette Highway south of Sixth Street Tuesday, July 23, shortly after 7 a.m., said Mason…

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Tennessee man, 21, receives delayed sentence for attempting to enroll as high school student

July 22, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 21-year-old Fort Campbell, Tennessee man received a delayed sentence in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court last week after attempting to enroll as a Mason County Central High School student last February after meeting an MCC student online. Kevin Gerald Flick pleaded guilty, May 7, to all four counts in connection to the…

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Man sentenced to jail for shooting son’s vehicle

July 22, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 52-year-old man was sentenced to serve six months upfront of a one-year discretionary jail term in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court last week for shooting his son’s vehicle with a handgun multiple times. Chad Alan Wass pleaded guilty to malicious destruction of personal property between $1,000-$20,000, assault with a dangerous weapon and…

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Deputies busy with crashes over the weekend

July 22, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is Mason County Sheriff’s Office activity over the weekend: Friday, July 19, 2024: 6 a.m., car/deer crash, no injury, US 31 freeway south of the Ludington rest area, Summit Township. 1:20 p.m., two-vehicle crash, no injury, US 10 east of Main…

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LPD news, posted July 22, 2024

July 22, 2024

The following is activity of the Ludington Police Department over the weekend: Friday, July 19, 2024: 10:10 p.m., a 44-year-old Ludington man was arrested on a warrant issued by Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court, 500 block of South Washington Avenue, City of Ludington. He was lodged in the Mason County jail. Saturday, July 20, 2024: 1:09 p.m., a 32-year-old Ludington…

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