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Weekend police activity includes crashes, lost hiker, assault, drunk driving.

May 30, 2017

Weekend police activity includes crashes, lost hiker, assaults, drunk driving.  Area law enforcement was kept busy over the weekend, responding to several vehicle crashes, a lost hiker, assaults, and drunk driving, among other incidents. Friday, May 26, 2017: 7:45 a.m., (Ludington Police Department), vehicle crash, no injuries, 500 block of North Washington Street, City of Ludington. 8:52 a.m., (Mason County…

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Man arrested for extortion, home invasion, after finding ex-girlfriend with another man.

May 30, 2017

Man arrested for extortion, home invasion, after finding ex-girlfriend with another man.  #MasonCountyCrime AMBER TOWNSHIP —  A 41-year-old Ludington man was arrested by Mason County sheriff’s deputies Friday at 6:09 a.m. after he allegedly entered a home in the 3300 block of West Johnson Road and assaulted two men and a woman, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “The suspect…

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Man struck on head with pipe during assault in Amber.

May 26, 2017

Man struck on head with pipe during assault in Amber. #MasonCountyCrime AMBER TOWNSHIP — A male subject was airlifted to Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital by Aero Med after reportedly being struck in the head by a metal pipe by another person in the 100 block of North Stiles Road Thursday, May 25, at 10:59 p.m., according to Mason County Sheriff Kim…

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Ludington man charged with cocaine possession.

May 25, 2017

Ludington man charged with cocaine possession. #MasonCountyCrime LUDINGTON — A 37-year-old Ludington man was arrested on cocaine possession and probation violation charges following an investigation conducted by local probation officers with the assistance of the State, Sheriffs’, Chiefs’ Enforcement of Narcotics Team (SSCENT), according to Det./Lt. Andrew Ambrose. Elrico James Brooks was arraigned in 79th District Court Thursday, May 25,…

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Ludington woman arrested on drug charges.

May 25, 2017

Ludington woman arrested on drug charges. #MasonCountyCrime LUDINGTON — Janis Kay Rider, 60, of Ludington was arraigned Thursday, May 25, in 79th District Court on charges of delivery of marijuana, possession of marijuana, and possession of Tramadol, according to Det./Lt. Andrew Ambrose of the State, Sheriffs’, Chiefs’ Enforcement of Narcotics Team (SSCENT). “Rider has bonded out of the Mason County…

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