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Suspect captured after running from deputies

October 3, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. SUMMIT TOWNSHIP — A 19-year-old Pentwater man was arrested on a charge of assaulting/resisting/obstructing police after Mason County sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a person smashing a windshield out of vehicle Wednesday, Oct. 2, shortly before 7 p.m. in the 6300…

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Free Soil couple injured in crash

October 2, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. SHERMAN TOWNSHIP — A 71-year-old Free Soil man and his passenger, a 73-year-old Free Soil woman, both received non-life-threatening injuries after a vehicle pulled into their path as they traveled southbound on Custer Road where it intersects with Sugar Grove Road Tuesday, Oct.…

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Police news, posted Oct. 1, 2024

October 1, 2024

The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Monday, Sept. 30, 2024: 3:38 p.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), two-vehicle crash, no injury, Pere Marquette Highway south of US 10, Pere Marquette Township. 8:07 p.m., (Ludington Police Department), a 30-year-old Ludington man was cited for driving without a license, and a 43-year-old Ludington woman was cited for allowing an unlicensed…

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Man arrested after 911 call reporting suspect swinging sword in parks

September 30, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. LUDINGTON — A 41-year-old Ludington man was arrested by Ludington police Sunday afternoon, Sept. 29, for disorderly conduct and methamphetamine possession following a call in Legacy Plaza and Waterfront Park that there was someone with a sword, said Cpt. Michael Haveman of the…

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Suspect drives into orchard trying to escape from police

September 30, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. RIVERTON TOWNSHIP — A 35-year-old Ludington man was arrested Sunday, Sept. 29, shortly before 10:30 p.m. on charges of fleeing and eluding police and methamphetamine possession after a Mason County sheriff’s deputy responded to the area Morton and Meisenheimer roads regarding a “suspicious…

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