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Car fire sparks drunk driving arrest.

December 30, 2019

Car fire sparks drunk driving arrest. #MasonCountyCrime HAMLIN TOWNSHIP – A 59-year-old Ypsilanti man was arrested by Michigan State Police troopers for operating with a high blood alcohol content Sunday, Dec. 29, shortly after 9 p.m. after the vehicle he was driving caught fire due to a mechanical issue on Jebavy Drive near Jagger Road, according to MSP Trooper Conner…

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Assault arrest tops police activity.

December 26, 2019

Assault arrest tops police activity. #MasonCountyCrime The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Monday, Dec. 23, 2019: – 10:54 a.m., (Ludington Police Department), a 17-year-old Scottville man was arrested for assault, Atkinson Drive, City of Ludington. – 10:18 p.m., (LPD), a 53-year-old Ludington woman was cited for improper plate, North Washington Avenue and East Court Street, City of…

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Driver who drove wrong way on expressway arraigned.

December 23, 2019

Driver who drove wrong way on expressway arraigned. #MasonCountyCrime LUDINGTON — Timothy Hansen, 59, of Ludington was arraigned today in 79th District Court after he was arrested Sunday evening for operating with a high blood alcohol content (BAC) and fleeing and eluding police. Hansen allegedly drove the wrong way on US 31 and fled from police, according to Mason County…

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OWI, DWLS arrests among police activity.

December 23, 2019

OWI, DWLS arrests among police activity. #MasonCountyCrime The following is police activity in Mason County over the weekend: Friday, Dec. 20, 2019: 3:16 p.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), gas drive-off, $55.14 in fuel stolen, Airport EZ Mart, 5400 block of W US 10, Pere Marquette Township. 5:44 p.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, Fountain Road west of Victory Corner Road,…

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Parolee arrested for smoking joint with date who accuses him of rape, abduction.

December 20, 2019

Parolee arrested for smoking joint with date who accuses him of rape, abduction. #MasonCountyNews VICTORY TOWNSHIP — A 40-year-old Ludington man was arrested for a parole violation after his date with a woman he met online took a turn for the worst Thursday afternoon. Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole said the man and a mid-state woman had met online and…

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