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Hunting equipment stolen

October 6, 2015
Hunting equipment stolen

NEWFIELD TWP. — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a larceny of several hundred dollars worth of hunting equipment on a parcel of federal forest property near the intersection of Buchanan Road near 176th Avenue. Two bow hunters from the Hesperia area parked a 1999 Ford Ranger in the area while they were bow hunting, said Lt. Craig Mast.…

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Chainsaw larceny, embezzlement among police activity

October 6, 2015
Chainsaw larceny, embezzlement among police activity

The police news is sponsored by Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart), www.springsteadlaw.com. The following is Oceana County activity of the Hart post of the Michigan State Police Monday, Oct. 5, 2015: – 8:15 a.m., car-deer crash, M-20 and Oceana Dr., Shelby Twp. – 9:45 a.m., larceny of a chainsaw, 186th Ave. and Loop Rd.,…

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Alleged bear poacher arrested

October 5, 2015
Alleged bear poacher arrested

HART – The 27-year-old Zeeland man who allegedly shot a mother black bear who was with her three cubs, Sept. 23, in Colfax Township has been arrested and is scheduled for arraignment in 78th District Court next Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 10 a.m., according to Oceana County Prosecutor Joseph Bizon. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources sought an arrest warrant…

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Deer blind stolen

October 5, 2015
Deer blind stolen

The police news is sponsored by Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart), www.springsteadlaw.com. SHELBY TWP. — The Hart post of the Michigan State Police is investigating a larceny of a deer blind that was reported Saturday, Oct. 3, at 11 a.m. on Warren Road. The following is other Oceana County activity of the Hart post…

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Driver arrested after fleeing crash that injured her friend

October 4, 2015
Driver arrested after fleeing crash that injured her friend

ROTHBURY — A 35-year-old Rothbury woman was arrested after allegedly fleeing the scene of an accident Friday evening involving a 26-year-old Rothbury woman who was seriously injured after she fell from the moving vehicle while riding on the front bumper. Police believe alcohol was a factor in the crash. Troopers from the Hart post of the Michigan State Police were…

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