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Lansing attorney charged with being sexually involved with a minor.

May 5, 2015
Lansing attorney charged with being sexually involved with a minor.

UPDATED: LUDINGTON —A Lansing-area attorney has been arraigned on charges of being sexually involved with a minor under the age of 13. David Anderson, 62, 446 Everett Dr., Lansing, was arrested by Michigan State Police and charged with two separate felony counts of criminal sexual conduct second degree, according to Mason County Prosecuting Attorney Paul Spaniola. Spaniola said the charges stem of…

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Crashes keep police busy

May 5, 2015
Crashes keep police busy

The police news is sponsored by VanderHaag Car Sales of Scottville, 231-757-2727, www.vanderhaagcarsales.com and Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart),www.springsteadlaw.com. The following is local enforcement activity from Monday, May 4, 2015: – 12:20 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injuries, Morton and Marrison, Riverton Twp. – 1:35 a.m., (Ludington Police Department), suspicious situation,…

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Sheriff: inmate injures deputy; shoe store thieves flee on foot

May 4, 2015
Sheriff: inmate injures deputy; shoe store thieves flee on foot

The police news is sponsored by VanderHaag Car Sales of Scottville, 231-757-2727, www.vanderhaagcarsales.com and Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart),www.springsteadlaw.com. LUDINGTON — A 33-year-old Mason County Sheriff’s Office deputy was injured Saturday, May 2, at 8:41 p.m. during an altercation with an inmate at the Mason County Jail, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The deputy,…

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Ludington man arraigned on meth charges.

May 1, 2015
Ludington man arraigned on meth charges.

LUDINGTON — Graham Joseph Crawford, 23, Ludington, was arraigned Thursday, April 30, in 79th District Court on the charges of manufacturing methamphetamine and operating/maintaining a laboratory involving methamphetamine.  Crawford’s bond was set at $50,000 cash.  He is currently lodged at the Mason County Jail.  Both charges are felonies, punishable by up to 20 years in prison and/or a $25,000 fine.…

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Lake Odessa man faces numerous charges in connection to break-in

May 1, 2015
Lake Odessa man faces numerous charges in connection to break-in

The police news is sponsored by VanderHaag Car Sales of Scottville, 231-757-2727, www.vanderhaagcarsales.com and Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart),www.springsteadlaw.com. EDEN TWP. — A 35-year-old Lake Odessa man was arrested by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office Thursday, April 30, at 11:48 a.m. on charges of breaking and entering; larceny from a building; and receiving and…

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