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79th District Court arraignments include stalking, writing bad checks.

January 22, 2016
79th District Court arraignments include stalking, writing bad checks.

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were arraigned recently in front of the 79th District Court Magistrate: Felonies – Eric Zelek Hoggs, 40, no address listed, was arrested Jan. 13 by the Ludington Police Department (LPD) for felonies of aggravated stalking and using a computer to commit a crime. Probable cause hearing: Jan. 27 at 3 p.m.…

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Shoplifting, hit-and-run among police activity.

January 22, 2016
Shoplifting, hit-and-run among police activity.

The following is recent local law enforcement activity: Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016: – 6:31 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injuries, Pere Marquette Hwy. and Iris, Pere Marquette Township. – 8:10 a.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injuries, Jebavy Dr. and Dewey Road, Hamlin Township. – 4:13 p.m., (MCSO), gas drive-off, $20.49 in fuel taken, 5400 block of W.…

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Fire marshall to investigate suspicious fires at apartment house.

January 22, 2016
Fire marshall to investigate suspicious fires at apartment house.

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief.  SCOTTVILLE — Scottville Fire Chief Dale Larr is calling two separate fires in the same apartment house suspicious after firefighters were called twice to Reinberg Ave. Apartments, 103 N. Reinberg Ave. late Thursday night and early Friday morning. Initially, firefighters were called to a report of a fire in the hallway about 11 p.m. Thursday, Jan.…

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Passing by firefighter extinguishes fire.

January 21, 2016
Passing by firefighter extinguishes fire.

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief.  SCOTTVILLE — A passing by Custer firefighter took quick action and used a fire extinguisher to put out a fire at an apartment house near downtown Scottville. Scottville and Custer fire departments were dispatched to 111 E. State St. about 7:20 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, for a report of a structure fire. Residents from the…

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Area law enforcement equipped with life-saving antidote.

January 21, 2016
Area law enforcement equipped with life-saving antidote.

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. Area law enforcement personnel are being equipped with a antidote that has been proven to save lives. Several police officers went through a training this past week to learn how to administer Narcan, an antidote that is used to counteract an opiate overdose. The distribution of Narcan, also known as Naloxone, is paying paid for through funding…

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