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Weekend police news, posted Jan. 22, 2024

January 22, 2024

Weekend police news, posted Jan. 22, 2024 The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is police activity in Mason County over the weekend: Friday, Jan. 19, 2024: 11:26 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), two-vehicle crash, no injury, Maple Road and Emerson Lake Drive, Branch Township. 4:55 p.m., (MCSO),…

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Police news, posted Jan. 19, 2024

January 19, 2024

Police news, posted Jan. 19, 2024 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: Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024: 8:12 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injury, Schoenherr Road north of Hansen Road, Branch Township. 9:18 a.m., (MCSO), alarm activation, Amber…

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Grant Township man charged with drug delivery causing death

January 18, 2024

Grant Township man charged with drug delivery causing death 56.8 grams of fentanyl recovered from scene LUDINGTON — A 43-year-old Grant Township man has been charged with delivery of a controlled substance causing death for the death of a 41-year-old Manistee man last March, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. Michael Thomas Chick II, faces five other charges in…

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Inmate allegedly brought fentanyl into jail and delivered it to another inmate who nearly died

January 18, 2024

Inmate allegedly brought fentanyl into jail and delivered it to another inmate who nearly died Travis Michael Gale faces four felony charges in connection to the incident LUDINGTON — A 31-year-old Mason County jail inmate who is a habitual offender faces multiple charges for allegedly bringing fentanyl into the jail and furnishing it to another inmate who nearly died after…

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Deputies respond to multiple vehicle slide-offs on snowy, icy roads

January 17, 2024

Deputies respond to multiple vehicle slide-offs on snowy, icy roads The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The Mason County Sheriff’s Office responded to multiple vehicle slide-offs on snowy and icy roads Tuesday, Jan. 16. No one was injured, and no vehicles were damaged. The following is MCSO activity Tuesday,…

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