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Man arrested for walking around campground naked

August 5, 2024

GRANT TOWNSHIP — A 65-year-old Manistee man was arrested for indecent exposure after several campers reported seeing him walking around naked and drinking beer at the group camping area at the Lake Michigan Recreation Area campground on Lake Michigan Drive Friday, Aug. 2, around 5:30 p.m., said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. He was lodged in the Mason County Jail. The…

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Police news, posted Aug. 2, 2024

August 2, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following in Mason County Sheriff’s Office activity Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024: 10:18 a.m., two-vehicle crash, no injury, Fountain Road and US 31, Victory Township. 4:09 p.m., car/deer crash, no injury, Custer Road north of Kinney Road, Eden Township. 7:40 p.m., ​a 32-year-old…

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Deputies busy with crashes

August 1, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent activity of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office: Tuesday, July 30, 2024: 8:10 a.m.,  two-vehicle crash, no injury, US 31 north of US 10, Amber Township. 5:30 p.m., two​-vehicle crash, no injury, Main Street north of State Street, City of…

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12-year-old boy apprehended for brandishing air soft pistol

July 31, 2024

LUDINGTON — A 12-year-old Ludington boy was apprehended by Ludington police for brandishing a “realistic looking” air soft pistol in the 300 block of East Melendy Street Thursday afternoon, July 25, said Capt. Michael Haveman of the Ludington Police Department. “A juvenile petition form was completed, and the case was turned over to the Mason County Prosecutor’s Office,” said Cpt.…

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Police news, posted July 30, 2024

July 30, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is activity of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office Monday, July 29, 2024: 3:55 p.m., ​dog bite, 6000 block of Barnhart Road, Hamlin Township. A female victim reported being bitten by a dog which caused an injury. The case will be turned…

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