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Amber man arraigned on gun charges, fleeing from police.

January 14, 2019

Amber man arraigned on gun charges, fleeing from police. #MasonCountyCrime AMBER TOWNSHIP – A 22-year-old Amber Township man accused of fleeing from police and being in possession of a loaded firearm in a vehicle has been arraigned in 79th District Court. Michael James Matzen, Jr., of 837 S. Gordon Road, faces felony charges of fourth-degree fleeing and eluding police and felony firearm…

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Teens found passed out in car at McDonald’s cited for marijuana possession.

January 14, 2019

Teens found passed out in car at McDonald’s cited for marijuana possession. #MasonCountyCrime PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP – Two 17-year-old women were cited for minor in possession of marijuana after they were found passed out in car in the McDonald’s parking lot on West US 10 Friday, Jan. 11, shortly after 2 a.m., according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. Deputies…

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Man allegedly fires gun from vehicle, flees from police.

January 14, 2019

Man allegedly fires gun from vehicle, flees from police. #MasonCountyCrime AMBER TOWNSHIP – A 22-year-old Amber Township man faces charges of fleeing and eluding police, felony firearm and possession of a loaded firearm in a vehicle after allegedly fleeing from Mason County sheriff’s deputies Sunday, Jan. 13, around 2 a.m. on Amber Road near Conrad Road where he drove off…

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Car/coyote crash tops police activity.

January 11, 2019

Car/coyote crash tops police activity. #MasonCountyCrime The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019: – 7:19 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/coyote crash, no injury, Stiles Road north of Fountain Road, Victory Township. – 10 a.m., (Michigan State Police), traffic policing for shutting down US 31 near Conrad Road, Amber Township. Consumers Energy was stringing…

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Crashes, assaults top police activity.

January 9, 2019

Crashes, assaults top police activity. #MasonCountyCrime Recent police activity in Mason County includes: Monday, Jan. 7, 2019: – 5:30 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injury, Sugar Grove Road west of Custer Road, Sherman Township. – 5:53 a.m., (Ludington Police Department), hit-and-run crash, East Ludington Avenue, City of Ludington. – 8:51 a.m., (LPD), fraud, 300 block of West…

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