Police news, published Aug. 12, 2025

August 12, 2025

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 Hart post of the Michigan State Police:

Monday, Aug. 4, 2025:

  • 2:36 p.m., a 19-year-old Mason, Michigan woman was cited for allowing an unlicensed driver to operate, US 31 and Hayes Road, Shelby Township.

Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025:

  • 5:56 p.m., a 36-year-old Ludington man was arrested for parole violation and cited for operating without a license, US 31 and Shelby Road, Shelby Township. He was lodged in the Mason County Jail.

Friday, Aug. 8, 2025:

  • 11:05 a.m., a 45-year-old Muskegon man was cited for operating with an invalid license, 3300 block of Garfield Road, Grant Township.
  • 11:19 a.m., a 60-year-old Charlotte, Michigan man was cited for operating without a license, US 31 and M 20, Shelby Township.
  • 8:28 p.m., a 19-year-old Hesperia man was cited for driving while license suspended, Maple Island Road near Cleveland Road, Newfield Township.

Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025:

  • 1:55 p.m., an 18-year-old Muskegon man was cited for operating without a license, US 31 near Grant Road, Benona Township. 
  • 10:25 a.m., a 19-year-old Mears woman was cited for operating without a license, 34th Avenue and Taylor Road, Golden Township.

Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025:

  • 3:10 p.m., two-vehicle crash causing minor injuries, Polk Road and 64th Avenue, Golden Township. One of the drivers was cited for driving while license suspended.

______________________

Please Support Local News

Receive daily MCP and OCP news briefings along with email news alerts for $10 a month. Your contribution will help us to continue to provide you with free local news. 

Payment can be made monthly via credit card, bank account, PayPal or Venmo through recurring email invoicing. These payments can be set up for autopay each month. 

To sign up, email editor@mediagroup31.com. In the subject line write: Subscription. Please supply your name, email address, mailing address, and phone number (indicate cell phone). We will not share your information with any outside sources. For more than one email address in a household, the cost is $15 per month per email address. 

Alternative methods:

  • We can send you an invoice for a yearly payment of $120, which you can conveniently pay online or by check. If you are interested in this method, please email editor@mediagroup31.com and we can sign you up. You can also mail a yearly check for $120 to Media Group 31, PO Box 21, Scottville, MI 49454 (please include your email address).

Payment must be made in advance prior to subscription activation. 

We appreciate all our readers regardless of whether they choose to continue to access our service for free or with monthly financial support.

_____

This story and original photography are copyrighted © 2025, all rights reserved by Media Group 31, LLC, PO Box 21, Scottville, MI 49454. No portion of this story or images may be reproduced in any way, including print or broadcast, without expressed written consent.

As the services of Media Group 31, LLC are news services, the information posted within the sites are archivable for public record and historical posterity. For this reason it is the policy and practice of this company to not delete postings. It is the editor’s discretion to update or edit a story when/if new information becomes available. This may be done by editing the posted story or posting a new “follow-up” story. Media Group 31, LLC or any of its agents have the right to make any changes to this policy. Refer to Use Policy for more information.