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Car chase leads to cocaine, meth possession arrests

June 30, 2025

EDEN TOWNSHIP — A 42-year-old Pentwater man was arrested for fleeing and eluding and possession of cocaine and his passenger, a 48-year-old Scottville man, was arrested for possession of meth following a short vehicle chase Friday, June 27, shortly before 2 a.m., said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. Both suspects are fourth-offense habitual offenders, Cole said. The police news is…

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Deputies investigate two alcohol-related crashes 

June 30, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com.  MASON COUNTY — Mason County sheriff’s deputies investigated two separate alcohol-related traffic crashes Saturday evening, June 28. The first crash occurred at 7:12 p.m. in the 1900 block of North Victory Corners Road in Amber Township, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “Deputies…

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Police news, published June 30, 2025

June 30, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com.  The following is police activity over the weekend in Mason County: Friday, June 27, 2025: 8:22 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), a warrant for cocaine possession is being requested for a 53-year-old Manistee County man following a traffic stop, US 10-31 and Amber…

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Wayland man dies following electrical, boom lift accident in downtown Ludington

June 28, 2025

LUDINGTON — A 24-year-old Wayland man died Saturday morning in downtown Ludington following an accident involving electric lines and a boom lift. According to a press release from Ludington Police Department, emergency personnel were dispatched to the intersection of Ludington Avenue and Robert Street at 10:16 a.m. for what was reported as an unknown emergency. “The initial report was that…

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Police chase yields prison term tops court news

June 27, 2025

LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced Tuesday, June 24, in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court: – Michael Lee Terryn, 52, pleaded no contest April 29 to a felony of third-degree fleeing and eluding police and misdemeanors of driving while license suspended and open intoxicants and was sentenced June 24 to two to 40 years in prison with credit for 353…

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