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Woman charged with armed robbery

April 22, 2025

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 33-year-old woman has been charged with armed robbery and four other felonies for allegedly robbing a woman at gunpoint with a male suspect. Tresa Brianna Anderson was arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court Tuesday, April 22, on charges of armed robbery, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, carrying a concealed weapon and…

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Police news, published April 22, 2025

April 22, 2025

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 Monday, April 21, 2025: 5:32 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), a 26-year-old Manistee man was arrested on an outstanding Kent County probation violation warrant following a call related to a “suspicious person” walking down the…

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Fundraising page started for Eden Township fire victims

April 21, 2025

EDEN TOWNSHIP — A GoFundMe account has been established for the Greg and Milyn Feister family, who lost their home to fire on Easter Sunday. Read about the fire here. To contribute to the fund, click here.    ______________ Please Support Local News Receive daily MCP and OCP news briefings along with email news alerts for $10 a month. Your…

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Police news, published April 21, 2025

April 21, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com.  The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Thursday, April 17, 2025: 7:23 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injury, US 31 north of Forest Trail, Free Soil Township. 7:48 a.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, Jagger Road east of…

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79th District Court arraignments, published April 21, 2025

April 21, 2025

By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies -Ayden Evin Strouse, 20; first-degree criminal sexual conduct, second-degree criminal sexual conduct, and two counts of assault by strangulation; date of offense: Aug. 1, 2023; arrested by Ludington Police Department; arraigned April 10; preliminary hearing: June 4; bail: $25,000 cash. -Brenda…

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