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Victory Township clean-up day is May 16.

May 5, 2015

VICTORY TWP. — The township’s annual residential clean up day will be held Saturday, May 16 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Waste Reduction transfer site, 5848 N. Stiles Rd. Rules include: No commercial refuse will be excepted, the clean up is for residential only. All refuse must be bagged, boxed or bundled to expedite unloading. Residents must be able…

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Judge orders prisoner who sued city to pay balance of settlement to crime victims.

May 5, 2015
Judge orders prisoner who sued city to pay balance of settlement to crime victims.

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Judge Susan Sniegowski ordered a Ludington man, who is serving multiple prison terms for crimes in Mason and Oceana counties and who won a $15,000 excessive force case against the City of Ludington, use part of his settlement to pay restitution. In Nov. 2014, the City of Ludington settled with Travis Malone for an…

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Case against Victory man accused of CSC adjourned.

May 5, 2015
Case against Victory man accused of CSC adjourned.

VICTORY TWP. — A 20-year-old Victory Township man, who is facing life in prison for the alleged rape of a 13-year-old girl last summer, appeared in 51st Circuit Court today. Sebastian Allen-Leroy Chandler, 20, of 153 N. Ivan Rd., speaking through his attorney, David Glancy, requested an adjournment so he could receive an evaluation. Chandler was arrested March 18 by…

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Lansing attorney charged with being sexually involved with a minor.

May 5, 2015
Lansing attorney charged with being sexually involved with a minor.

UPDATED: LUDINGTON —A Lansing-area attorney has been arraigned on charges of being sexually involved with a minor under the age of 13. David Anderson, 62, 446 Everett Dr., Lansing, was arrested by Michigan State Police and charged with two separate felony counts of criminal sexual conduct second degree, according to Mason County Prosecuting Attorney Paul Spaniola. Spaniola said the charges stem of…

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Crashes keep police busy

May 5, 2015
Crashes keep police busy

The police news is sponsored by VanderHaag Car Sales of Scottville, 231-757-2727, www.vanderhaagcarsales.com and Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart),www.springsteadlaw.com. The following is local enforcement activity from Monday, May 4, 2015: – 12:20 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injuries, Morton and Marrison, Riverton Twp. – 1:35 a.m., (Ludington Police Department), suspicious situation,…

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