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79th District Court sentencings

October 2, 2015
79th District Court sentencings

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in 79th District Court: – James Robert Wicks, 48, of 102 S. Main St., Scottville, pleaded no contest Sept. 29 to larceny $200 or more/less than $1,000. He was sentenced to one year in jail with credit for 176 days served. Restitution is reserved. Two counts of larceny…

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Alleged safe breaker faces up to life in prison

October 2, 2015
Alleged safe breaker faces up to life in prison

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 19-year-old Ludington man faces life in prison for allegedly entering a home in the City of Ludington and breaking open a safe early last summer, according to Detective J.B. Wells of the Ludington Police Department. Trenton Joseph Espinola, of 222 E. Melendy St., was arrested Friday, Sept. 25, by LPD on a…

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Car-deer crashes, domestic assault among police activity

October 2, 2015
Car-deer crashes, domestic assault 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. The following is local law enforcement activity Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015: – 12:47 a.m., alarm activation, (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), 4600 block of US-10, Amber Twp. – 12:57…

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Sheriff wants The Boot in every classroom. Classroom safety donation campaign underway.

October 1, 2015

Earlier today, a shooter entered a community college in Oregon. At least 15 people are reported dead with more injured. Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole said, in response, that Mason County is not exempt from the possibility of such an event occurring here, but he has a plan to help deter a shooter. See MCP’s exclusive story on Victory Early…

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Hospital holds emergency preparedness fair.

October 1, 2015
Hospital holds emergency preparedness fair.

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — The employees of Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital were given the opportunity to view some of the health care system’s emergency preparedness resources Wednesday during an emergency preparedness fair at the hospital. The event included a demonstration of the multi-patient decontamination tent, along with one of the health system’s K-9 units, which are used for…

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