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Manistee woman arrested for stalking, arson

November 2, 2013
Manistee woman arrested for stalking, arson

FREE SOIL TWP. – A 43-year-old Manistee County woman was arrested today for aggravated stalking and for arson of personal property. Troopers from the Michigan State Police Hart Post were contacted by the victim on November 1, who stated some of his property had been burned. Troopers investigated the crime and learned that the ex-girlfriend of the victim, currently on…

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Home owner loses everything in trailer fire

November 1, 2013
Home owner loses everything in trailer fire

GRANT TWP. — A 51-year-old Grant Township man lost his home late this morning when the trailer he was living in caught fire at 1525 W. Countyline Road. Sherman Spivey had lived in the trailer in Forest Pines mobile home park for the past two years. Shortly after 11 a.m. he stepped outside to have a cup of coffee and…

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Incorrect information sends fire department to wrong location

November 1, 2013
Incorrect information sends fire department to wrong location

GRANT TWP. — It took firefighters several extra minutes to arrive on the scene of a trailer fire late this morning, due to 911 receiving incorrect information from the initial caller. When they finally did get on scene, the mobile home was fully engulfed in flames. The fire happened in Forest Pines mobile home park at 1525 W. Countyline Road…

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Mason County Sheriff’s Office, as of Oct. 31, 2013

November 1, 2013

The following is the activity of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office from October 31, 2013: 5:54 a.m.: Alarm activation, 5900 block of West U.S. 10, Pere Marquette Township. 8:10 a.m.: Car/deer crash, no injuries, PM Highway and Iris Road, PM Township. Noon: Two vehicle crash, no injuries, U.S. 10 west of PM Highway, PM Township. 6:11 p.m.: Gas drive off,…

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51st Circuit Court sentences, as of Oct. 30, 2013

October 31, 2013
51st Circuit Court sentences, as of Oct. 30, 2013

By Allison Scarbrough. MCP Correspondent.  LUDINGTON – The following defendants were sentenced this past week in 51st Circuit Court: –         Dennis James Horn , Jr., 43, of 24280 Outer Dr., Apt. 5, Melvindale, Mich., was found guilty Oct. 22 of failure to pay child support and probation violation. He was sentenced to 75 days in jail with credit for 15 days served; $120…

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