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Weekend police news, published Jan. 19, 2026

January 19, 2026

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 over the weekend: Friday, Jan. 16, 2026: 8:30 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injury, Millerton Road east of Benson Road, Sheridan Township. 6:30 p.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, Fountain Road west…

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Men sleeping in vehicle arrested on drug charges

January 16, 2026

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. LUDINGTON — A 36-year-old Free Soil man and a 37-year-old Ludington man were arrested Thursday, Jan. 15 by Ludington Police Department following a well-being check. Officers were called to the 300 block of West Ludington Avenue to check on the two subjects reported to…

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Drivers injured in US 10-31 crash

January 15, 2026

AMBER TOWNSHIP — A 73-year-old Scottville woman and a 34-year-old Ludington woman  sustained injuries following a two-vehicle crash on US 10-31 west of Dennis Road Wednesday, Jan. 14, shortly before 4:18 p.m., said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. Both women were drivers. ____________________ Please Support Local News and Sports coverage Receive daily MCP and OCP news briefings along with email…

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Man arrested after nearly striking patrol car at crash scene

January 15, 2026

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. FREE SOIL TOWNSHIP — A 19-year-old Scottville man was arrested by Mason County sheriff’s deputies after he nearly struck a patrol car at a crash scene on US 31 south of Hoague Road Wednesday, Jan. 14, shortly before 9:30 a.m., said Mason County…

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Boy, 14, suspended for making shooting threat at Ludington High School

January 14, 2026

LUDINGTON — A 14-year-old boy has been suspended from school after allegedly making a written threat referring to a school shooting at Ludington High School Wednesday, Jan. 14. ‘The investigation will continue, and once completed, it will be referred to the Mason County prosecutor for criminal charges,” states a press release from the Ludington Police Department. “LPD officers have been…

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