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Sexual assault in the woods

May 11, 2015
Sexual assault in the woods

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. PERE MARQUETTE TWP. — A 36-year-old Ludington man was arrested by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office for fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct Saturday, May 9, at 12:39 p.m. following a disturbance in a wooded area off…

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Missing Ludington man identified as body found in river.

May 11, 2015
Missing Ludington man identified as body found in river.

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. LOGAN TWP. — Leonard Allen Vunck has been identified as the man who was found dead in the river Friday night, according to the Michigan State Police. Vunck, 67, of Ludington, had been missing since October 2014, when he hired a taxi to pick him up from his home at Pineview Apartments and to drive him out…

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West Shore Bank advises about debit card texting scam.

May 10, 2015

West Shore Bank, through its website, is reporting that it has received complaints from customers about a recent text message scam. Text messages apparently are claiming to be from West Shore Bank and state that the customers’ MasterCard debit card is suspended. “West Shore Bank does not currently send text messages to its customers unless subscribed and requested through mobile banking,” the fraud…

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Law enforcement recovers body from river; one person reported missing in that area since fall.

May 9, 2015
Law enforcement recovers body from river; one person reported missing in that area since fall.

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. LOGAN TWP. — The body of a man was found in a Logan Township river Friday night. While law enforcement has not released the name of the person, a press release from Michigan State Police stated the death was not recent. The only person reported missing in that vicinity recently was Leonard Allen Vunck. The 67-year-old…

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Male body found in PM River

May 9, 2015

LOGAN TWP. — The Michigan State Police along with the Mason County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the Pere Marquette River in Logan Township Friday night were they recovered a male body.  According to a press release from Hart Post of the Michigan State Police, the body had been found in the river and does not appear to be a…

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