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Technology, K-9s play key roles in police capturing two wanted men

May 30, 2024

SUMMIT TOWNSHIP — Technology and police dogs played key roles in law enforcement apprehending two men wanted on warrants, one of whom was on the run all night, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “At 11:06 p.m. Wednesday May 29, 2024, a Mason County sheriff’s deputy attempted a traffic stop on a minivan on US 10 in Pere Marquette…

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Police news, posted May 30, 2024

May 30, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is police activity in Mason County Wednesday, May 29, 2024: 8:52 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injury, Hansen Road east of LaSalle Road, Amber Township. 3:31 p.m., (Ludington Police Department), a 24-year-old Ludington woman was arrested for domestic…

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North Lakeshore Drive reconstruction to take place in September

May 30, 2024

HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — The Mason County Road Commission and Hamlin Township will be overseeing the reconstructing of the structure on North Lakeshore Drive at the South Bayou of Hamlin Lake beginning in September. The  existing culvert was designed by R.E. Lunde in 1974. Based on sketches and field notes the project was constructed in the winter and spring of 1975.…

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Morse Road closure to take place next week

May 30, 2024

SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP — Morse Road between Dewey and Millerton roads will be closed to all traffic from Monday, June 3 to Wednesday, June 5 for abutment repairs to the bridge that crosses the North Branch Lincoln River. The abutment work is in preparation for upcoming reconstruction work of Morse Road that will be scheduled in the upcoming weeks, according to…

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Man sentenced to 25-60 years for CSC

May 29, 2024

LUDINGTON — Bradley Curtis Drake, 27, was sentenced by Judge Susan K. Sniegowski to a mandatory minimum prison term of 25 years to a maximum of 60 years for a first-degree criminal sexual conduct  — victim under age 13 — conviction in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, May 28. Drake was found guilty by a jury, April 18. He…

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