Man wanted by police for stealing nearly $600 in merchandise from Meijer

Man wanted by police for stealing nearly $600 in merchandise from Meijer

The suspect is accused of four other shoplifting crimes at the store this year

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AMBER TOWNSHIP — A 30-year-old Ludington man is wanted by police for allegedly stealing nearly $600 in merchandise from Meijer on West US 10 Friday, Oct. 13, around 12:30 p.m., according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole.

A warrant is being requested after the suspect reportedly refused to stop when confronted by loss prevention employees, said Sheriff Cole. “However, a vehicle registration number was obtained. Through the investigation, the subject is a suspect in four additional retail fraud incidents in 2023 at Meijer,” he said.

In an unrelated incident, deputies investigated an alleged third-offense retail fraud involving a 52-year-old Fountain woman at Walmart on West US 10 in Pere Marquette Township Friday, Oct. 13, shortly after 7 p.m. A report will be forwarded to the Mason County Prosecutor’s Office, said Sheriff Cole.

The following is other police activity in Mason County over the weekend:

Friday, Oct. 13, 2023:

• 7:27 p.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injury, Scottville Road north of Conrad Road, Custer Township.
• 9:45 p.m., (MCSO), alarm activation, Amber Township.
• 10:13 p.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, Free Soil Road west of Tubbs Road, Free Soil Township.

Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023:

• 2:42 a.m., ​(MCSO), a 47-year-old Ludington man was arrested for operating while intoxicated following a traffic stop, Hansen Road west of LaSalle Road, Amber Township.
• 7:31 p.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, Victory Drive west of Peterson Road, Victory Township.
• 9 p.m., (MCSO), two-vehicle hit-and-run crash, no injury, Free Soil and Stephens roads, Free Soil Township.
• 9:48 p.m., ​(MCSO), a 33-year-old Scottville woman was arrested on an outstanding Mason County failure to appear warrant following a traffic stop, Main and Second streets, City of Scottville.

Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023:

• ​1:57 a.m., (Ludington Police Department), a 30-year-old Grand Rapids woman was arrested on an outstanding warrant issued by the 63rd District Court in Kent County for failure to appear on a traffic charge and an embezzlement charge, Loomis and Robert​ streets, City of Ludington. She was lodged in the Mason County Jail.
• 3:11 a.m., (MCSO), a 36-year-old Rothbury man was arrested following a traffic stop on an outstanding warrant issued in Kent County for driving under the influence, Pere Marquette Highway and Meisenheimer Road, Summit Township.
• 4:37 p.m., (LPD), a 54-year-old Ludington man was arrested for disorderly conduct, ​400 block of South James Street​, City of Ludington. He was lodged in the Mason County Jail.
• 5:30 a.m., (MCSO), one-vehicle rollover crash, no injury, Scottville Road near Kinney Road, Eden Township.
• 7:30 a.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, Manales Road west of Reek Road, Sherman Township.
• 7:18 p.m., ​(MCSO), a 33-year-old Branch man was cited for driving while license revoked following a traffic stop, Hansen and Campbell roads, Branch Township.
• 7:41 p.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, Hansen Road west of Stiles Road, Amber Township.
• 8p.m., (Michigan State Police), a 45-year-old Branch man was cited for operating without insurance and improper license plate, Schoenherr Road near Johnson Road, Branch Township.
• 9:49 p.m., (LPD), ​a 22-year-old Ludington man was cited for operating without insurance, Ludington and Washington​ avenues, City of Ludington.

No activity was reported by the Scottville Police Department for over the weekend.

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