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782 revelers receive free rides on New Year’s Eve

January 3, 2023

782 revelers receive free rides on New Year’s Eve LUDINGTON — A total of 782 people took advantage of the free Drive Safe, Drive Sober campaign on New Year’s Eve, according to Interim Ludington Police Chief, Cpt. Steve Wietrzykowski.  A total of 693 people rode Ludington Mass Transit Authority buses, and 89 people were provided transportation by Judy’s Rides. Seven…

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Police news, posted Jan. 3, 2023

January 3, 2023

Police news, posted Jan. 3, 2023 Recent police activity in Mason County includes: Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022: 7:08 p.m., (Ludington Police Department), a 68-year-old Pentwater woman was arrested for operating while under the influence of drugs, ​900 block of East Ludington Ave​nue, City of Ludington. She was lodged at the Mason County Jail. Friday, Dec. 30, 2022: ​5:46 a.m., (LPD),…

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Man, 70, allegedly punches deputy and bites officer.

January 2, 2023

Man, 70, allegedly punches deputy and bites officer. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 70-year-old Ludington man was arrested for assault and assaulting/resisting/obstructing police after he allegedly assaulted a female victim and then punched a Mason County sheriff’s deputy in the chest and bit a Ludington police officer Thursday, Dec. 29, shortly after 9 p.m., in the 5900 block of West…

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Three-vehicle New Year’s Eve crash sends four people to the hospital.

January 2, 2023

Three-vehicle New Year’s Eve crash sends four people to the hospital. Two Good Samaritans assisting stranded motorist suffer serious injuries. GRANT TOWNSHIP — Four people were injured — two of whom were seriously hurt — in a three-vehicle crash Saturday, Dec. 31, at 1 a.m. on Hoague Road east of Amber Road, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “A…

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Adult suspect charged for firing weapon from moving vehicle 

December 29, 2022

Adult suspect charged for firing weapon from moving vehicle  SUMMIT TOWNSHIP — Tiona Lara, 18, of Monroe, Mich., was arraigned today in 79th District Court on one count of carrying a concealed weapon and two counts of discharging a firearm from a vehicle, both felony charges.  Lara, along with a 15-year-old juvenile, also from Monroe, was arrested Wednesday, Dec. 28,…

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