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Fire destroys pole barn.

February 2, 2016
Fire destroys pole barn.

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. COLFAX TOWNSHIP — A fast-moving fire ripped through a large pole barn Tuesday, Feb. 2, at 7812 E. Jackson Road, completely destroying the barn and several vehicles that were stored inside of it. The barn, owned by Daniel Gorenflo, was insured and located approximately 300 feet from his home, Gorenflo said. “There are a lot…

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MSP investigates ID theft.

February 2, 2016
MSP investigates ID theft.

The following is activity of the Hart post of the Michigan State Police Monday, Feb. 2, 2016: – 9:30 a.m., identity theft, 7000 block of S. 104th Ave., Grant Township. – 10:40 a.m., identity theft, 3000 block of Skeels Rd., Otto Township. – 7:24 p.m., family/civil dispute, 1000 block of E. Park Rd., Otto Township. The police news is sponsored…

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Montague man pleads to fleeing police.

February 1, 2016
Montague man pleads to fleeing police.

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 31-year-old Montague man who was arrested following a high speed chase with Oceana County sheriff’s deputies, Dec. 30, pleaded guilty Monday, Feb. 1, in 27th Circuit Court to fleeing and eluding police and driving while license suspended (DWLS). Franklin Welch, of 2669 Webster Rd., also initially faced one count of third-offense operating…

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Grand Haven man faces unarmed robbery charge.

February 1, 2016
Grand Haven man faces unarmed robbery charge.

HART — The case against a 22-year-old Grand Haven man accused of unarmed robbery is set for trial in 27th Circuit Court next month. Tazz Lee-Jim Robinson, of 13541 Pinewood Dr., appeared in court Monday, Feb. 1, with his attorney, Timothy Hayes, for a pretrial hearing. “Allegedly he and friends cornered a kid in an alleyway behind the Rothbury Wesco…

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Teen sentenced to 6 months in jail for break-in.

February 1, 2016
Teen sentenced to 6 months in jail for break-in.

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — An 18-year-old Walkerville man was sentenced in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Feb. 1, to serve six months up front of a one-year discretionary jail term for a conviction of breaking and entering with intent to commit larceny. Morgan James Pearson, of 160 E. East St., testified last December that he and two co-defendants…

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