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Stabbing suspect faces up to 10 years in prison.

September 10, 2019
Muzette O_connell

Stabbing suspect faces up to 10 years in prison. #MasonCountyCrime. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Muzette Elizabeth-Phippen O’Connell, 47, of 6695 W. Basswood St., Hamlin Township, was formally arraigned Monday, Sept. 9, in 79th District Court on the felony charges of assault with intent to do great bodily harm and assault with a dangerous weapon. The charges stem from…

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Fountain man cited for hit & run crash; weekend police news

September 9, 2019

Fountain man cited for hit & run crash; weekend police news #MasonCountyCrime  #MasonCountyNews. SHERMAN TOWNSHIP — A 53-year-old Fountain man was cited for causing a hit and run crash that took place on Saturday, Sept. 7. At 4:37 p.m., Mason County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to Townline and Custer roads for a report of a UTV that was travelling…

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Warrant arrests top police activity.

September 6, 2019

Warrant arrests top police activity. #MasonCountyCrime The following is police activity in Mason County Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019: – 9:08 a.m., (Ludington Police Department), a 29-year-old Branch woman was arrested on an Ottawa County warrant, 5000 block of West US 10, Pere Marquette Township. – 9:32 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), ​a 42-year-old Fountain woman was cited for driving while…

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Car/deer crashes on the rise.

September 5, 2019

Car/deer crashes on the rise. #MasonCounty The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019: 3:20 p.m., (Michigan State Police), two-vehicle crash, no injuries, US 10 and Brye Road, Amber Township. 6:08 p.m., (MSP), car/deer crash, Gordon and Johnson roads, Amber Township. Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019: 2:25 a.m., (MSP), car/deer crash, Manistee and Michigan streets, Village…

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Deputy captures fleeing suspect.

September 3, 2019

Deputy captures fleeing suspect. #MasonCountyCrime HAMLIN TOWNSHIP – A 41-year-old Ludington woman who ran from a Mason County sheriff’s deputy Sunday, Sept. 1, shortly after 5 p.m. in the 6900 block of West Jackson Road was arrested on a two-count felony warrant for second-degree home invasion and larceny from a building, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “During the…

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