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Car-deer crashes, assault

September 30, 2015
Car-deer crashes, assault

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 recent Oceana County activity of the Hart post of the Michigan State Police: Monday, Sept. 28, 2015: – 9:05 p.m., car-deer crash, 128th Ave. and Pierce Rd., Ferry Twp. Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015: – 12:14 a.m., assault, 4000 block…

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Hesperia man pleads guilty to receiving, concealing

September 28, 2015
Hesperia man pleads guilty to receiving, concealing

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 34-year-old Hesperia man will likely be sentenced to a 30-day jail term after pleading guilty in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Sept. 28, to one count of receiving and concealing stolen property $1,000-$20,000. Ryan Todd Lorenzen, of 6088 W. One Mile Rd., will also be responsible to paying $1,750 in restitution that is…

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Man who gave police a fake name pleads guilty

September 28, 2015
Man who gave police a fake name pleads guilty

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 28-year-old Muskegon man who testified that he gave a fake name to an Oceana County Sheriff’s deputy pleaded guilty in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Sept. 28, to one count of lying to a peace officer. Antonio Breyan Sheppard, of 2600 Ninth St., was also facing a one count of identity theft, which…

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Tire iron assault yields jail sentence

September 28, 2015
Tire iron assault yields jail sentence

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 23-year-old Hesperia man convicted of one count of assault with a dangerous weapon stemming from an incident last June when he threatened and assaulted a male victim with a tire iron in Greenwood Township was sentenced Monday, Sept. 28, in 27th Circuit Court to serve six months of a one-year discretionary jail…

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Heroin possession leads to jail time

September 28, 2015
Heroin possession leads to jail time

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 49-year-old Muskegon Heights man was sentenced to serve eight months up front of a one-year discretionary jail sentence Monday, Sept. 28, in 27th Circuit Court for a conviction of possession with intent to deliver less than 50 grams of heroin. James William Sydnor, Jr., also faced one count of heroin possession less…

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