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Man arrested for OWI following crash

November 17, 2023

Man arrested for OWI following crash The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — A 71-year-old Ludington man was arrested for operating while intoxicated following an investigation of a two-vehicle crash Thursday, Nov. 16 at 4:40 p.m at Jagger Road and Lakeshore Drive, according to Mason County Sheriff…

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Man arrested on multiple charges including felony drug possession

November 16, 2023

Man arrested on multiple charges including felony drug possession The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP — A 50-year-old Fountain man was arrested by Michigan State Police troopers from the Hart post on multiple charges including felony drug possession Tuesday, Nov, 14, at 6:20 p.m. on 20th Street…

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Police news, posted Nov. 15, 2023

November 15, 2023

Police news, posted Nov. 15, 2023 The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Thursday, Nov.  2, 2023: 4:10 p.m., (Scottville Police Department), suspicious situation, 100 block of Thornwild Drive, City of Scottville. Friday, Nov. 3, 2023: 11:06 a.m., (SPD), warrant arrest,…

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Third defendant pleads ‘no contest’ in child trafficking case

November 14, 2023

Third defendant pleads ‘no contest’ in child trafficking case By Allison Scarbrough, Editor LUDINGTON — The third of three men who are defendants in a child trafficking case in Mason County has pleaded “no contest.” Kenneth John Smith, 53, pleaded Tuesday, Nov. 14, to a felony charge of using a computer to commit a crime and a misdemeanor of engaging…

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Man, 74, sustains minor injury when deer jumps through windshield

November 13, 2023

Man, 74, sustains minor injury when deer jumps through windshield The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. BRANCH TOWNSHIP — A 74-year-old Fountain man suffered a minor injury after a deer jumped through the windshield of his vehicle on US 10 east of First Street Saturday, Nov. 11, around 7…

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