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Police news, published Nov. 15, 2024

November 15, 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 Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024: – 12:54 a.m., Mason County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO): Car/deer crash, no injuries, US 10-31 east of Gordon Road, Amber Township. – 6 a.m., MCSO: Car/deer crash, no injuries, Pere Marquette Highway south…

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79th District Court sentencings, published Nov. 15, 2024

November 15, 2024

By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer LUDINGTON — The following were recently sentenced in Mason County’s 79th District Court: -William Paul Andres, 49, pleaded guilty on November 13 to a reduced charge of operating a vehicle without a license on person and was sentenced to three days in jail and $300 in fines/costs. The original charge of second offense operating a…

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Channel safety regulations discussed at town hall meeting

November 14, 2024

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — On Wednesday, the U.S. Coast Guard hosted a town hall meeting at the Ludington Municipal Building to discuss safety concerns in the Ludington channel and Pere Marquette Lake. The meeting was held in response to an apparent increase in water vessels disregarding common practices and courtesies of yielding to larger vessels, such as the…

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Crashes top police activity

November 14, 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, Nov. 13, 2024: 3:38 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), one-vehicle hit-and-run crash, no injury, US 10 and Reek Road, Custer Township. A vehicle was found crashed into a ditch with no one around. 5:50…

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Woman sentenced to jail for trying to steal son’s identity

November 13, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 52-year-old woman was sentenced in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Nov. 12, for a conviction of identity theft for attempting to steal her adult son’s identity. Brenda Lee McBride, pleaded guilty to the charge, Sept. 24. Judge Susan K. Sniegowski sentenced her to 43 days in jail with credit for 43…

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