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HPD busy with warrant arrests, hit-and-run crashes.

February 16, 2018

HPD busy with warrant arrests, hit-and-run crashes. #OceanaCountyCrime HART — The following is recent activity of the Hart Police Department: Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018: – 3:35 a.m., hit-and-run crash, 300 block of Johnson Street. – 1 p.m., disorderly conduct, 300 block of Johnson Street. – 2:55 p.m., a 30-year-old Mears woman was arrested and lodged in the Oceana County Jail…

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78th District Court sentencings posted Feb. 16, 2018.

February 16, 2018

78th District Court sentencings posted Feb. 16, 2018. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Neil Keith Lederman, 71, of 3260 N. Silver Ridge Rd., Mears, was found guilty Feb. 12 of operating while impaired and was sentenced to 93 days discretionary jail to ensure compliance with sentence; credit for…

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Prosecutor honored for 15 years of service.

February 15, 2018

Prosecutor honored for 15 years of service. #ProsecutingAttorneysAssociationofMichigan By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — Oceana County Prosecutor Joseph Bizon was honored recently by the Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan for his 15 years of service. Bizon received a plaque from PAAM President Melissa Powell, who is the prosecutor in Iron County, during a midwinter conference last week in Traverse City.…

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Dog torture tops 78th District Court arraignments.

February 15, 2018

Dog torture tops 78th District Court arraignments. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The following were arraigned recently in 78th District Court: Felonies – Russell Allen Morton, 61, of 3038 Tahoe Trail, New Era, was arrested by the Michigan State Police (MSP) for a felony of killing/torturing an animal. Preliminary conference: Feb. 20 at 3 p.m. Bail: $5,000/cash/surety/10 percent.…

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Mears man arrested for domestic assault, burning belongings, resisting arrest on Valentine’s Day.

February 14, 2018

Mears man arrested for domestic assault, burning belongings, resisting arrest on Valentine’s Day. #OceanaCountyCrime GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — A 55-year-old Mears man was not feeling the love on Valentine’s Day when he was arrested by Michigan State Police troopers from the Hart post for domestic assault, burning personal belongings and assaulting/resisting/obstructing police on Juniper Beach Road at 2:15 a.m., according to…

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