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Deputies investigate rash of car break–ins 

January 7, 2026

A string of vehicle break-ins reported Tuesday, Jan. 6, are being investigated by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office. The first theft was reported at 5 a.m. on Goff Road in Branch Township. “The complainant reported two vehicles were broken into during the night,” said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “A neighbor also reported a vehicle entered and personal belongings stolen.”…

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No injuries in vehicle vs. train crash

January 7, 2026

SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP — A 35-year-old Branch man was unharmed after the vehicle he was operating westbound on Sugar Grove Road west of Morse Road slid on the icy road into the path of a train Tuesday, Jan. 6, shortly after 5 a.m., said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. ____________________ Please Support Local News and Sports coverage Receive daily MCP and…

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Police news, published Jan. 6, 2026

January 6, 2026

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Monday, Jan. 5, 2026: 12:54 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), vehicle slide-off, no damage or injury, US 31 freeway at the 160 mile marker, Summit Township. 4:45 a.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, Custer…

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Deputies seize over 12 grams of cocaine during traffic stop

January 5, 2026

AMBER TOWNSHIP — Mason County sheriff’s deputies seized over 12 grams of suspected cocaine, along with methamphetamine, during a traffic stop on US 10-31 near Gordon Road Friday, Jan. 2, around 7:30 p.m., said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. Two Manistee men, ages 35 and 44, were arrested and lodged in the Mason County Jail. ____________________ Please Support Local News…

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Suspected cocaine found on woman arrested in 911 center parking lot 

January 5, 2026

WEARE TOWNSHIP (Oceana County) — A 47-year-old Thompsonville, Mich. woman was arrested after Mason County deputies assisted Oceana County deputies on a reported  suspicious vehicle that had pulled into the parking lot of the Mason-Oceana 911 dispatch center Sunday, Jan. 4, shortly before 5:30 a.m. “It was reported the vehicle kept turning its headlights off and on, and the occupants…

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