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Branch man arrested for first degree criminal sexual conduct with child.

November 10, 2016

Branch man arrested for first degree criminal sexual conduct with child.  #MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyCourtNews LUDINGTON — A 37-year-old Branch man was arrested Tuesday, Nov. 8, by Mason County sheriff detectives and charged with criminal sexual conduct first degree along with CSC second degree. Glen Arthur Bentley II was arraigned in 79th District Court on the two charges that allege criminal sexual…

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Police busy with DWLS arrests, car/deer crashes.

November 10, 2016

Police busy with DWLS arrests, car/deer crashes. #MasonCountyNews #PoliceNews MASON COUNTY — In the past three days, local police have made four arrests for driving while license suspended (DWLS), three of which were second offenses. Ten car/deer crashes were tallied within two days. The following is recent police activity: Monday, Nov. 7, 2016: Noon, (Michigan State Police), a 30-year-old Fountain…

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Hamlin man charged with accosting a child for immoral purposes.

November 8, 2016

Hamlin man charged with accosting a child for immoral purposes.  #MasonCountyPoliceNews #MasonCountyCourtNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief.  LUDINGTON — A Hamlin Township man has been charged with the felony of accosting children for immoral purpose, habitual offender. Scott Earl Odekirk, 46, 3550 Stearns Dr., was arrested on Nov. 4 by Mason County sheriff deputies and was arraigned in 79th District Court.…

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Pentwater woman arrested for smuggling drugs into jail.

November 7, 2016

Pentwater woman arrested for smuggling drugs into jail. #MasonCountyNews #PoliceNews LUDINGTON — A warrant is being requested for a 28-year-old Pentwater woman for allegedly smuggling contraband into a correctional facility after she was found to have suspected drugs hidden in her mouth when she checked into the Mason County Jail to serve a weekend sentence on an additional drug conviction…

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Walkerville man arrested for ‘huffing’ in Walmart.

November 4, 2016

Walkerville man arrested for ‘huffing’ in Walmart. #MasonCountyNews   #PoliceNews PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 21-year-old Walkerville man was arrested by Mason County sheriff deputies for retail fraud and inhalation of a chemical agent after allegedly removing a can of Dust Off from the shelf and “huffing” it in Walmart Thursday, Nov. 3, at 7:35 p.m., according to Mason County…

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