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‘Facebook feud’ lands pair in jail.

July 18, 2016
‘Facebook feud’ lands pair in jail.

#OceanaCountyNews   #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — Two Mears men convicted of felonious assault stemming from “a Facebook feud that went bad” were sentenced to one year in jail in 27th Circuit Court Monday, July 18. Fred Austin Tanner, Jr., 29, and Nicholas John Erickson, 38, “rushed the door” of a home in Grant Township and assaulted a…

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Walkerville woman pleads ‘no contest’ in bizarre stabbing case.

July 18, 2016
Walkerville woman pleads ‘no contest’ in bizarre stabbing case.

#OceanaCountyNews    #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — Candice Lee Fennel, 20, of Walkerville, who pleaded “no contest” Monday, July 18, in 27th Circuit Court to felonious assault in a bizarre stabbing case that may have involved prostitution, faces a prison term of one year and one day. Fennel may be eligible for special alternative incarceration (SAI) or “boot…

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Flaming feces investigation heats up.

July 18, 2016
Flaming feces investigation heats up.

#OceanaCountyNews #OceanaCountyPoliceNews HART — The Hart Police Department is investigating an unusual case of vandalism and arson following a report of a paper bag containing “droppings” that was lit on fire in the 300 block of Water Street, according to Hart Police Chief Juan Salazar. The incident occurred some time after midnight Monday, July 18, and before 10:30 a.m. when…

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Coin-operated device stolen.

July 18, 2016
Coin-operated device stolen.

#OceanaCountyNews #OceanaCountyPoliceNews COLFAX TOWNSHIP — The Hart post of the Michigan State Police is investigating a larceny of a coin-operated device reported Sunday, July 17, at 6:40 p.m. on 188th Avenue near River Road. No other information about the case was immediately available. Michigan State Police troopers were also dispatched to an ORV crash involving minor injuries Saturday, July 16,…

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Rental home ‘salvageable’ after fire; cause under investigation.

July 18, 2016
Rental home ‘salvageable’ after fire; cause under investigation.

#OceanaCountyNews #HartNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART TOWNSHIP — A vacant two-story rental house located at 4794 N. Oceana Drive received extensive damage from a fire that ripped through the home Sunday evening, July 17, but a portion of it is “salvageable,” said Hart Fire Chief Ken Klotz Monday. The house, which is insured, is owned by Jay Ball, Klotz…

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