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Ludington Council may approve purchase of new police radar units

April 8, 2024

LUDINGTON — City Council is expected to take action tonight, during its regular meeting, on a request from Ludington Police Department to purchase new radar and lidar equipment for traffic speed enforcement. LPD currently has five in-car radar units, one handheld radar unit and one lidar unit. The newest radar unit is over 10 years old and the oldest is…

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Police news, posted April 5, 2024

April 5, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is activity of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office Thursday, April 4, 2024: 8:21 a.m., ​a 33-year-old Scottville man was arrested for methamphetamine possession and operating without a license following a traffic stop, First Street and Gordon Road, Amber Township. 4:45 p.m.,…

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Sheriff Cole attends meeting with Trump

April 4, 2024

GRAND RAPIDS — When former President Donald Trump visited Michigan earlier this week, Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole was among the 14 Michigan sheriffs who met with the expected Republican presidential candidate. Cole, a Republican, said he was initially going to turn down the invitation. “I knew that there would be some people from our area who would make a…

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Introducing: The Daily Briefing, get MCP/OCP news sent to your email inbox

April 4, 2024

Mason County Press and Oceana County Press are now offering a convenient way to receive the news. Each weekday, we now send out The Daily Briefing to email inboxes. Along with a list of the daily headlines, subscribers also receive bonus material not available on the websites. Breaking news alerts are also sent out to subscribers. This convenient service is…

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Woman reportedly ‘nodding off’ in parking lot arrested for heroin, meth possession

April 4, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. AMBER TOWNSHIP — A 36-year-old Ludington woman was arrested on charges of heroin and methamphetamine possession Wednesday, April 3, shortly after 8:30 p.m. ​following a 911 call requesting a wellbeing check of a female in a vehicle who appeared to be “nodding off”…

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