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Suspect spends night in woods to avoid arrest, emerges scratched up and bloody

April 18, 2024

CRYSTAL TOWNSHIP — A 38-year-old Walkerville man who spent the night in the woods hiding from police emerged bloody due to being scratched up by vegetation while running away from deputies, said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. The man, who was wanted on outstanding warrants, faces additional charges of assaulting/resisting/obstructing police and driving while license suspended. He ran away during…

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‘First amendment auditors’ apparently trying to bait officials

April 18, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor Four men claiming to be “First Amendment auditors” have been making their rounds locally in an apparent attempt to bait government officials and business owners to act unprofessionally and post unflattering videos of them on YouTube. The men, two of whom appear to be middle aged and the other two appear to be in their…

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Hesperia teen injured in golf cart crash

April 16, 2024

GREENWOOD TOWNSHIP — An 18-year-old Hesperia woman suffered a compound fracture to her right ankle in a golf cart crash Saturday, April 13, shortly after 5 p.m. on Pines Point Road, according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report. A 27-year-old Hesperia man was driving a 2019 Vitacci golf cart down Pines Point Road to the river access to…

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Woman arrested on warrant found in possession of meth during jail booking

April 15, 2024

HART — A 39-year-old Scottville woman arrested by Michigan State Police troopers in Mason County Saturday, April 13, shortly after 10 p.m. on a failure to appear warrant issued in Oceana County was transported to the Oceana County Jail where she was found to be in possession of methamphetamine during booking. She now also faces a charge of methamphetamine possession,…

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Police news, posted April 12, 2024

April 12, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent Oceana County Sheriff’s Office activity: Wednesday, April 10, 2024: 8:23 a.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), elder financial transaction abuse, 1400 block of West Hazel Road, Hart Township. Friday, April 12, 2024: 9:35 a.m., (OCSO), a 58-year-old Hart man was…

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