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Judge sets bond at $1 million for man accused of criminal sexual conduct with child.

July 19, 2022

Judge sets bond at $1 million for man accused of criminal sexual conduct with child. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Late Monday evening, Mason County’s 79th District Court Judge John Middlebrook set bond at $1 million for Michael James Walworth. The 49-year-old Scottville man has been arraigned on 10 charges in connection to a criminal sexual conduct case, involving a…

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Assault, probation violation arrests top police activity.

July 19, 2022

Assault, probation violation arrests top police activity. The police news is a presentation of Lenz-Balder Insurance, offering Auto Owners Insurance, 201 E. Court St., Ludington, 231-845-6279, www.lenzbalderins.com. The following is police activity in Mason County Monday, July 18, 2022: 1:20 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), a 33-year-old Ludington man was arrested for probation violation and domestic violence following a 911…

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Police agencies work in tandem to arrest alleged sex offender.

July 18, 2022

Police agencies work in tandem to arrest alleged sex offender. SCOTTVILLE — A 49-year-old Scottville man was arrested on a felony charge of first-degree criminal sexual conduct following a combined investigation by the Scottville Police Department and the Mason County Sheriff’s Office, according to a press release issued by Scottville Police Chief Matt Murphy and Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole.…

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Free Soil man in possession of suspected meth allegedly swings shovel at female victim.

July 18, 2022

Free Soil man in possession of suspected meth allegedly swings shovel at female victim. The police news is a presentation of Lenz-Balder Insurance, offering Auto Owners Insurance, 201 E. Court St., Ludington, 231-845-6279, www.lenzbalderins.com. FREE SOIL — A 63-year-old Free Soil man was arrested by Mason County sheriff’s deputies on charges of felony assault and methamphetamine possession Sunday, July 17,…

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Sherman Twp. man faces 7 charges in connection to home invasion. 

July 15, 2022

Sherman Twp. man faces 7 charges in connection to home invasion.  By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. A 28-year-old Sherman Township man who allegedly broke into a Sherman Township home, stole a gun and then fired shots along US 31 on Wednesday has been charged with five felonies and two misdemeanors. On July 13, Dylan James Hansen, 211 E. Dewey Road, was…

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