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Antidote administered by police credited for saving heroin overdose victim’s life.

March 15, 2016
Antidote administered by police credited for saving heroin overdose victim’s life.

LUDINGTON — Ludington Police Department is crediting the administration of an antidote by a police officer for helping to save the life of a 22-year-old Ludington man this afternoon, March 15, 2016. At 1:41 p.m., LPD, along with Ludington Fire Department and Life EMS, were dispatched to the 300 block of East Melendy Street for a report of a man…

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Scottville man ordered to jail for corrections officer assault.

March 15, 2016
Scottville man ordered to jail for corrections officer assault.

By Allison Scarbrough. Courts/Police Editor. LUDINGTON — A 48-year-old Scottville man was sentenced to serve four months up front of a one-year discretionary jail sentence in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, March 14, for convictions of assault of prison employee and assault and battery. Martin John Conway, 48, of 306 Crowley St., Scottville, became unruly while intoxicated at the Mason County…

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Embezzlement from a vulnerable adult leads to jail.

March 15, 2016
Embezzlement from a vulnerable adult leads to jail.

By Allison Scarbrough. Courts/Police Editor. LUDINGTON — A 54-year-old Riverton Township man convicted of embezzlement from a vulnerable adult and stealing/retaining a financial transaction device without consent was sentenced in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, March 15, to serve four months up front of a one-year discretionary jail sentence and ordered to pay nearly $5,000 in restitution. Dean Alan Drake testified…

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Ludington man faces jail time for resisting police.

March 15, 2016
Ludington man faces jail time for resisting police.

By Allison Scarbrough. Courts/Police Editor. LUDINGTON — A 30-year-old Ludington man faces serving three months of a one-year discretionary jail sentence after pleading guilty in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, March 15, to resisting and opposing police. Manuel Joe Vega, of 1090 Lancer Lane, testified that on Nov. 21 he was “feeling suicidal” and was cutting himself when Mason County Sheriff’s…

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16-year-old sentenced as an adult.

March 15, 2016
16-year-old sentenced as an adult.

By Allison Scarbrough. Courts/Police Editor. LUDINGTON — A 16-year-old Ludington boy was sentenced as an adult in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, March 15, for felony convictions of breaking and entering with intent and possession with intent to deliver marijuana. Isaiah Samuel Pena, of 909 S. Washington Ave., received a sentence of 10 months up front of a one-year discretionary jail…

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