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Pickup truck hits building during high-speed police chase

April 1, 2025

BRANCH TOWNSHIP — A 44-year-old Ludington man fled from Mason County sheriff’s deputies Monday afternoon with his pickup truck reaching speeds of 100 mph before it struck a building, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. He then attempted to run, but was captured by a deputy. The sheriff’s office is seeking charges of fleeing and eluding police, operating while intoxicated…

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Police news, published April 1, 2025

April 1, 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, March 31, 2025: 3 p.m., (Michigan State Police), a 63-year-old Scottville man was cited for driving while license revoked, US 10 near Jebavy Drive, Pere Marquette Township. 5:07 p.m., (Ludington Police Department), a 21-year-old…

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Woman arrested for allegedly igniting car fire

March 31, 2025

AMBER TOWNSHIP — A 20-year-old Scottville woman was arrested by Mason County sheriff’s deputies for allegedly starting a car on fire Sunday night, March 30, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. Deputies responded to a call around 9:45 p.m. in the 1500 block of West US 10-31, “related to a car fire that had been reportedly purposely set on fire,”…

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Suspect arrested for attempting to draw gun on deputy

March 31, 2025

AMBER TOWNSHIP — A 20-year-old Ludington man was arrested after attempting to pull a pistol from his waistband during a traffic stop initiated by a Mason County sheriff’s deputy Friday, March 28, around 12:35 p.m., according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “… a Mason County sheriff’s deputy made a traffic stop related to a driver who had been reported…

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Drivers injured in head-on crash

March 31, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com.  AMBER TOWNSHIP — A 74-year-old Free Soil woman and a 51-year-old Scottville man were both transported to Corewell Health Ludington Hospital by Life EMS for treatment of non-life-threatening” injuries following a head-on crash Friday, March 28, shortly before noon at US 10-31 and…

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