Drunk driving arrest tops Hart PD activity

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The following is recent Hart Police Department activity:

Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026:

• 9:05 p.m., suspicious situation, Polk Road and 72nd Avenue, City of Hart.
• 11:15 p.m., suspicious situation, 10 block of East Main Street, City of Hart.

Friday, Aug. 14, 2026:

• 5:05 p.m., fraud complaint, 700 block of East Main Street, City of Hart.
• 6:39 p.m., motorist assist, West Main and Plum streets, City of Hart.
• 10:30 p.m., driving complaint, Dryden and Chatauqua streets, City of Hart.

Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026:

• 12:10 a.m., peacekeeping, 200 block of Lincoln Street, City of Hart.
• 7:11 a.m., animal complaint,10 block of State Street, City of Hart.
• 8:55 a.m., domestic assault, 500 block of Griswold Street, City of Hart.
• 2:08 p.m., suspicious situation, 700 block of East Main Street, City of Hart.
• 3:26 p.m., disturbance, 500 block of Griswold Street, City of Hart.
• 11:34 p.m., suspicious situation, Griswold and Lincoln streets, City of Hart.

Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026:

• 4:16 a.m., motorist assist, 100 block of State Street, City of Hart.

Monday, Aug. 17, 2026:

• 1 a.m., general assistance, 10 block of State Street, City of Hart.
• 12:07 p.m., vehicle crash, no injury, Comfort Drive and Polk Road, City of Hart.
• 5:05 p.m., animal complaint, 30 block of Orchard Street, City of Hart.
• 5:50 p.m., juvenile complaint, 500 block of Water Street, City of Hart.
• 8:51 p.m., a 25-year-old Shelby man was arrested for operating while intoxicated, 500 block of Johnson Street, City of Hart. He was lodged in the Oceana County Jail.
• 11:42 p.m., animal complaint, 400 block of Griswold Street, City of Hart.

Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026:

• 3:02 p.m., breaking and entering, 500 block of Johnson Street, City of Hart.

Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026:

• 8:30 a.m., general assistance, 200 block of Hart Street, City of Hart.
• 12:30 p.m., general assistance, 3000 block of Polk Road, City of Hart.
• 1:40 p.m., assist to the Hart Area Fire Department, 2000 block of Comfort Drive, City of Hart.
• 2:52 p.m., suspicious situation, 600 block of Woodlawn Court, City of Hart.
• 5:39 p.m., suspicious situation, 700 block of East Main Street, City of Hart.
• 6:30 p.m., medical assist, 600 block of Cottage Drive, City of Hart.

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