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Father of Baby Kate loses involuntary imprisonment appeal

December 18, 2013
Father of Baby Kate loses involuntary imprisonment appeal

The Victory Township man accused of murdering his infant daughter has lost an appeal against his 2012 unlawful imprisonment conviction. Sean Michael Phillips, 24, was appealing the decision of a jury that put him away to prison for 10 to 15 years for the disappearance of his then 4-month-old daughter, Katherine “Baby Kate” Phillips. Mlive.com reported that on Dec. 17,…

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Two arrested on separate warrants

December 18, 2013

A 19-year-old Ludington male was arrested Tuesday for a probation violation. He was arrested by Mason County Sheriff’s Office deputies at 1:24 p.m. at 143 N. Jebavy Drive in Pere Marquette Township and was lodged in the Mason Count Jail. In a separate incident, a 46-year-old Ludington man was arrested on North James Street at 5:30 p.m. on a Kent…

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WSCC bands to perform in Shelby

December 17, 2013
WSCC bands to perform in Shelby

SHELBY — The West Shore Community College Wind Symphony and Chamber Winds, under the direction of Associate Professor of Music Ted Malt, will perform a variety of musical selections from classical and holiday repertoire on Wed., Dec. 18, at 7:30 p.m., at Shelby High School. The concert venue for this performance has moved from WSCC’s Center Stage Theater to Shelby…

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Woman sentenced to 1 year in jail for stealing cell phone

December 17, 2013
Woman sentenced to 1 year in jail for stealing cell phone

LUDINGTON — A Hamlin Township was sentenced today for a year in jail for stealing a cell phone while she was a patient at Memorial Medical Center (now Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital). On Nov. 12, Kristen Brooke Iverson, 27, 5633 N. Jebavy Dr., accepted a plea agreement in 51st Circuit Court on the charges of larceny to a building. She…

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Sheriff’s report, Dec. 16, 2013

December 17, 2013

The following is the activity report of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office from Dec. 16, 2013: – 12:29 a.m.: Assist to Ludington Police Department at Ludington Area Schools, vehicle crash, City of Ludington. – 1:51 p.m.: Vehicle in ditch, no injuries, Conrad Road east of Pere Marquette Highway, PM Twp. – 1:58 p.m.: Theft, 5900 block of West U.S. 10,…

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