By Kai Taylor, MCP Contributor LUDINGTON – On any given summer weekend in Ludington, the shores and lake are bustling with swimmers, boats, and tourists. Overseeing all the activity is Deputy Mike Fort and the Mason County Sheriff’s Office Marine Patrol, dedicated to ensuring that everyone enjoys the water safely and makes it home alright. The Marine Patrol is led…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent activity of local police: Friday, April 25, 2025 1:17 a.m., Ludington Police Dept.: A 38-year-old Ludington man was arrested in the 900 block of East Tinkham Ave., City of Ludington, for possession of methamphetamine and two warrants, issued out of…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard has proposed a new rule requiring smaller boats to give wide berth to larger vessels during congested times in the Ludington channel and Pere Marquette Lake. “Of particular concern, large commercial vessels were forced to take emergent action on several occasions to avoid imminent collision,” a USCG proposal states. Over…
Weekend police report. #MasonCountyCrime The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Friday, April 12, 2019: 6:20 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), alarm activation, 6100 block of East US 10, Branch Township. 7:57 a.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, US 31 freeway south of Chauvez Road, Pere Marquette Township. 1:36 p.m., (MCSO), two-vehicle crash, no injury, Rasmussen Road and…
Man surrenders to police thanks to K-9. #MasonCountyCrime GRANT TOWNSHIP – The Mason County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 37-year-old homeless man, Jerry Edson Weathers, Monday April 8 at 9:19 a.m. on US 31 near Forest Trail after he allegedly fled from deputies the previous night after crashing his vehicle. Weathers crashed Sunday night shortly before 11 p.m. on Free Soil…
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