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Technology, K-9s play key roles in police capturing two wanted men

May 30, 2024

SUMMIT TOWNSHIP — Technology and police dogs played key roles in law enforcement apprehending two men wanted on warrants, one of whom was on the run all night, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “At 11:06 p.m. Wednesday May 29, 2024, a Mason County sheriff’s deputy attempted a traffic stop on a minivan on US 10 in Pere Marquette…

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Police news, posted May 30, 2024

May 30, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is police activity in Mason County Wednesday, May 29, 2024: 8:52 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injury, Hansen Road east of LaSalle Road, Amber Township. 3:31 p.m., (Ludington Police Department), a 24-year-old Ludington woman was arrested for domestic…

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Man appears in court, gets arrested on warrant

May 29, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. LUDINGTON — A 48-year-old Scottville man appeared in court at the Mason County Courthouse for a criminal case soon found out he was wanted on an outstanding warrant Tuesday, May 28, shortly after noon, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “He was found…

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Illinois woman arrested for cocaine, heroin possession and shoplifting at Walmart

May 28, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 38-year-old River Grove, Illinois woman was arrested on charges of retail fraud, cocaine possession and heroin possession after allegedly shoplifting at Walmart Sunday, May 26, around 9:15 p.m., said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “During the investigation, the…

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Marine patrol deputies rescue stranded boaters on Lake Michigan

May 28, 2024

HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — Mason County marine patrol deputies rescued a boat that lost power on Lake Michigan two miles from shore Sunday, May 26, shortly after 11:30 a.m., said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The 23-foot Bayliner was adrift without power and four people aboard two miles from the Ludington State Park, said Sheriff Cole. “The boat was safely towed…

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