Online fraud cases top police activity

Online fraud cases top police activity

The following is police activity in Mason County Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023:

• 7:20 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injury, US 31 north of Oceana Drive, Summit Township.
• 3:23 p.m., (MCSO), fraud/Internet scam, 5400 block of East Millerton Road, Sherman Township. The complainant reported he or she was fraudulently “sold” a pickup truck online.
• 3:23 p.m., (MCSO), fraud, 4000 block of West Fountain Road, Victory Township. The complainant reported receiving an overdue credit card bill for over $1,000 on a card he or she never took out or opened.
• 7:40 p.m.,  (Ludington Police Department), a 59-year-old Custer man was arrested for disorderly conduct and probation violation, First Street and Washington ​Avenue, City of Ludington. He was lodged in the Mason County Jail.

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