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Truck flees after hitting fire hydrant

January 30, 2023

Truck flees after hitting fire hydrant PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A pick up truck fled the scene after hitting a fire hydrant Sunday, Jan. 29, shortly after 1 a.m. at the intersection of Pere Marquette Highway and Sixth Street, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “It was reported a white pickup truck ran off the road and struck a…

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Passing of counterfeit $100 bill attempted at Dollar General

January 27, 2023

Passing of counterfeit $100 bill attempted at Dollar General BRANCH TOWNSHIP — A person attempted to pass a counterfeit $100 bill at the Dollar General store on East US 10 Thursday, Jan. 26, shortly after 1:30 p.m., said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. No arrests have been reported in connection to the crime. Other recent police activity in Mason County…

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Police looking for fugitive

January 26, 2023

Police looking for fugitive PENTWATER, Oceana County — The Pentwater Police Department is looking for a wanted man who may be in the Pentwater area. William Jon Monroe is wanted for failure to appear in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court for probation violation on a firearms conviction, according to court staff. Monroe was convicted of felon in possession of a…

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Man arrested for disorderly person, resisting arrest after allegedly refusing to pay for cab ride

January 26, 2023

Man arrested for disorderly person, resisting arrest after allegedly refusing to pay for cab ride PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 66-year-old Ludington man was arrested by Mason County sheriff’s deputies Wednesday, Jan. 25, around 8 p.m. on charges of ​disorderly person and resisting arrest after refusing to pay for a $6 cab ride, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The…

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Driver dies following US 31 bypass crash

January 25, 2023

Driver dies following US 31 bypass crash AMBER TOWNSHIP — The driver of a pickup truck that was involved in a two-vehicle crash on the US 31 bypass near Scottville Tuesday morning, Jan. 24, has died, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “The driver of the northbound 2014 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT pickup that lost control and crossed into…

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