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4 departments battle blaze; no injuries reported

February 3, 2015
4 departments battle blaze; no injuries reported

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. ELBRIDGE TWP. — Four fire departments battled a house fire at 1831 N. 116th Ave. near Polk Road Tuesday morning, Feb. 3. No one was inside the home owned by Kevin Hallack, and no injuries were reported. Fire crews from Walkerville, Crystal Township, Ferry Township and Hart were still on scene two hours after the…

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Larceny from a vehicle; assault arrest

February 2, 2015
Larceny from a vehicle; assault arrest

HART — The following is local law enforcement activity over the weekend: Michigan State Police Friday, Jan. 30, 2015: – 8:06 p.m., larceny from a motor vehicle, US-31 Rothbury rest area, Grant Twp. Hart Police Department Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015: – 7:50 p.m., property damage accident, Polk Rd. and 72nd Ave. Friday, Jan. 30, 2015: – 12:20 p.m., property damage…

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18-year-old man sentenced for accosting a 15-year-old girl

February 2, 2015
18-year-old man sentenced for accosting a 15-year-old girl

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — An 18-year-old Hesperia man was ordered to serve three months in jail during his sentencing in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Feb. 2, for accosting a 15-year-old girl via the Internet. Thomas Allen Clark, who has been lodged in jail for past 74 days, pleaded guilty Dec. 22 to accosting a minor child for…

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Teacher pleads to reduced pot charge

February 2, 2015
Teacher pleads to reduced pot charge

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 31-year-old Chicago man who stated in court that he is a math teacher appeared in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Feb. 2, for a motion hearing to reduce his 2013 felony conviction of manufacturing marijuana to a misdemeanor of marijuana possession. Tyler Charles Brooks, with his attorney Jeffrey West of Muskegon, appeared before…

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Rothbury man faces prison time for allegedly molesting 12-year-old girl

February 2, 2015
Rothbury man faces prison time for allegedly molesting 12-year-old girl

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 47-year-old Rothbury man faces more than three and a half years in prison for allegedly molesting a 12-year-old girl. Senovio Garcia, Jr., pleaded no contest Monday morning, Feb. 2, in 27th Circuit Court to one count of second-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) during a pretrial hearing. He was initially facing two counts…

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