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Sheriff’s office busy with crashes over the holiday weekend.

September 6, 2016
Sheriff’s office busy with crashes over the holiday weekend.

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountySheriff’sOffice The following is recent activity of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office: Friday, Sept. 2, 2016: 1:48 a.m., a 36-year-old Ludington woman was arrested for second-offense operating while intoxicated (OWI) following a traffic stop, US 10-31 and Dennis Road, Amber Township. 12:05 p.m., larceny of a wood splitter, 7900 block of E. Riverside Drive, Meade Township. 3:44 p.m., a…

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Fishing dispute turns violent.

September 2, 2016
Fishing dispute turns violent.

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyPoliceNews CUSTER TOWNSHIP — A 41-year-old Baldwin man was arrested by Mason County sheriff’s deputies early Thursday morning, Sept. 1, at Indian River Bridge on South Reed Road shortly after midnight for allegedly pushing another man into the Pere Marquette River; punching him; and attempting to hold his head underwater, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “The incident…

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Boat crash leads to OWI arrest.

September 1, 2016
Boat crash leads to OWI arrest.

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyPoliceNews HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — A 57-year-old Ludington man was arrested for operating while intoxicated Wednesday, Aug. 31 at 5:45 p.m. after he reportedly ran the boat he was operating into the back of a docked boat at the Ludington State Park boat launch on Hamlin Lake, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “There were no injuries reported and…

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Lost hiker found after multi-agency search; Fountain man arrested after running into 2 motorcycles.

August 29, 2016
Lost hiker found after multi-agency search; Fountain man arrested after running into 2 motorcycles.

#MasonCountyNews #GrantTownship #MissingPerson GRANT TOWNSHIP — Multiple police and fire/rescue agencies spent three hours searching for a missing camper Sunday afternoon. The 27-year-old Dearborn man was reported lost nearly 22 hours after he became separated from his friends in the Manistee National Forest The friends reported the man missing when one of the friends approached a Mason County sheriff deputy…

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Mini bike theft.

August 26, 2016
Mini bike theft.

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyPoliceNews SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP — A mini bike was stolen from the 6000 block of Decker Road Wednesday, Aug. 24, at 6:50 p.m., according to the Hart post of the Michigan State Police. Other recent police activity includes: Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016: 8 a.m., (Michigan State Police), car/deer crash, Countyline Road and US 31, Grant Township. 9:10 p.m., (MSP), rollover…

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