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78th District Court sentencings, posted May 26, 2018.

May 26, 2018

78th District Court sentencings, posted May 26, 2018. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Ronald Lee Robertson, Jr., 35, of 282 Pine St., Shelby, was found guilty May 16 of driving an unregistered vehicle/no trailer plate and was sentenced to 90 days discretionary jail and $218 in fines and costs.…

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Jury finds festival goer guilty of assaulting police officer.

May 26, 2018

Jury finds festival goer guilty of assaulting police officer. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 21-year-old Plainfield, Illinois man was found guilty of a felony of assaulting a police officer causing injury following a two-day jury trial in 27th Circuit Court Friday, May 25. The jury reached a “not guilty” verdict for Anthony J. Wachs for his second…

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78th District Court arraignments, posted May 25, 2018.

May 25, 2018

78th District Court arraignments, posted May 25, 2018. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were recently arraigned in 78th District Court: Felonies – Jordan Joseph Howard, 17, of 806 Diana St., Ludington, was arrested by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) for a felony of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) – victim under 13 years old. Preliminary…

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Hart man arrested for drunk driving, domestic assault.

May 25, 2018

Hart man arrested for drunk driving, domestic assault. #HartCrime The following is recent activity of the Hart Police Department: Thursday, May 17, 2018: – 3:40 p.m., reckless driving, Polk Road and US 31 Expressway, City of Hart. – 6:10 p.m., a 37-year-old Hart man was arrested for domestic assault and operating while intoxicated, 10 block of Griswold Street, City of…

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Emergency workers speak out against EMS ‘regional partnership.’

May 24, 2018

Emergency workers speak out against EMS ‘regional partnership.’ #OceanaCountyEMS By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — Several emergency workers and citizens spoke out against a “public‐private partnership” agreement between Oceana County and Life EMS that is being explored by the Oceana County Board of Commissioners during a board meeting Thursday morning, May 24. The union that represents Oceana County EMS ambulance…

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