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Police news, published Oct. 9, 2025

October 9, 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 Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025: 4:49 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), alarm activation, Amber Township. 5:40 a.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, Fountain Road east of LaSalle Road, Victory Township. 9:10 a.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no…

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Oceana County girl still missing

October 8, 2025

If you have any information, call the MSP Hart Post at 231-873-2171 or Mason-Oceana Central Dispatch at 231-869-5858. By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART —  It has been four days since Toriann Marie Shirey, 16, of Oceana County’s Crystal Township was reported missing. As of Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 8, the Michigan State Police Hart Post reported that Toriann still has…

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Police news, published Oct. 8, 2025 

October 8, 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 Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025: 2:31 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), a 42-year-old Ludington woman was arrested on two outstanding Manistee County warrants — a criminal bench warrant for probation violation and a contempt of court…

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Woman accused of leading police on high-speed chase with motorcycle 

October 7, 2025

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — Katlin Marie Hammond, 32, of Custer was arraigned on charges of fleeing and eluding police, reckless driving and operating without insurance following a high-speed chase Saturday, Oct. 4, which ended after she reportedly struck a police car with the motorcycle she was riding. Hammond was arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court Monday,…

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Man arrested for possession with intent to deliver meth

October 7, 2025

PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 55-year-old Mason County man was arrested by Mason county sheriff’s deputies in the 400 block of South Pere Marquette Highway Monday, Oct. 6, shortly after 10 p.m. on a charge of possession with intent to deliver meth, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “During the investigation, deputies recovered nearly 7 grams of meth,” said Sheriff…

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