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Police news, published Feb. 26, 2025

February 26, 2025

The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Monday, Feb. 24, 2025: 5:07 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injury, US 31 north of Free Soil Road, Free Soil Township. 4 p.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, Fountain Road west of Budzynski Road, Sheridan Township. 9:33 p.m., (MCSO), a 36-year-old White Cloud man was arrested on two…

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Police news, published Feb. 25, 2025

February 25, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025: 2 p.m., (Michigan State Police), a 43-year-old Custer man was arrested on a failure to appear warrant, Millerton Road near Schoenherr Road, Sherman Township. He was lodged in the Mason…

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LPD report, published Feb. 24, 2025

February 24, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. LUDINGTON — The following is reported recent activity of Ludington Police Department. Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025 – 10:12 a.m.: A 36-year-old Ludington man was arrested on three failure in appear in court warrants out of 79th District Court. The arrest occurred following a traffic…

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Student involved in fatal crash identified

February 21, 2025

CUSTER — The Mason County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of the girl who died in a two vehicle crash on Wednesday, Feb. 19. It has also corrected her age, which had previously been reported as 17. Samantha Jo Bateson, 16, of Custer, died as a result of the crash that occurred about 11:59 a.m. at the intersection of…

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2 arrested on warrants in Ludington

February 21, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. LUDINGTON — Two people were arrested recently in two separate incidences by Ludington Police Department. On Thursday, Feb. 20, a 39-year-old Ludington woman was arrested at 10:35 p.m. on a failure to appear in court warrant. The arrest took place at the intersection of…

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