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DWLS arrest, car/deer crashes.

May 25, 2016
DWLS arrest, car/deer crashes.

HESPERIA — A 25-year-old Hesperia man was arrested on Division Street by Michigan State Police troopers from the Hart post Monday, May 23, at 7:42 p.m. for driving while license suspended; improper plates; and no insurance. He was lodged in the Oceana County Jail. Other recent MSP activity includes: Monday, May 23, 2016: – 9:30 p.m., car/deer crash, US 31…

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Fire ravages home; 2 pets die.

May 24, 2016
Fire ravages home; 2 pets die.

By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART TOWNSHIP — A fire ripped through a modular-style home Monday night, May 23, at 2707 W. Lake Rd., causing extensive damage and killing a small dog and a parakeet. “It could be a total loss,” said Hart Fire Chief Ken Klotz. It appears that it was an electrical fire, which started in a back bedroom…

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Man who threatened police with butcher knife, axe handle pleads guilty.

May 23, 2016
Man who threatened police with butcher knife, axe handle pleads guilty.

By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 31-year-old Mears man who confronted police with a fiberglass axe handle and a 12-inch butcher knife last April pleaded guilty in 27th Circuit Court Monday, May 23, to one count of felonious assault. Alejandro Joseph Salazar, of 3511 N. Ridge Rd., faces a jail term that will not exceed nine months, said Oceana…

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New Era man pleads ‘no contest’ to attempted unarmed robbery.

May 23, 2016
New Era man pleads ‘no contest’ to attempted unarmed robbery.

By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 31-year-old New Era man pleaded “no contest” Monday, May 23, in 27th Circuit Court to the attempted unarmed robbery of the Mitt Stop gas station in Shelby last January. Timothy Lee Veltman, of 5650 S. Oceana Dr., was arrested on a warrant, Jan. 26, and charged with the Jan. 7 attempted unarmed robbery…

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Shopko embezzler sentenced to jail, restitution.

May 23, 2016
Shopko embezzler sentenced to jail, restitution.

By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 29-year-old Hart woman was ordered to serve 30 days up front of a three-month discretionary jail term Monday, May 23, in 27th Circuit Court for embezzling from Shopko Hometown store. Kimberly Ann Nicosia, of 710 E. Main St., pleaded guilty last April to embezzling $1,000-$20,000. Nicosia was also ordered to pay $1,590 in…

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