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Interpreter case remanded to district court

December 9, 2014
Interpreter case remanded to district court

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The drug case against a Hispanic Hart man who received a scolding from a circuit court judge for bringing a court-appointed interpreter with him to court last month has been remanded to district court. After receiving an earful from 27th Circuit Court Judge Terrence R. Thomas Nov. 17 for “wasting the court’s resources”…

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Deputies busy with 7 crashes

December 9, 2014
Deputies busy with 7 crashes

HART — Deputies from the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office responded to seven separate property damage accidents Monday, Dec. 8, on slushy roads. – 1:09 a.m., traffic stop, S. 192nd Ave. and Wilke Rd. – 1:16 a.m., assist, 200 block of S. Peach Ave. – 5:13 a.m., traffic stop, US-31 and S. Hammett Rd. – 6:49 a.m., traffic stop, W. Main…

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Troopers respond to minor crash

December 9, 2014
Troopers respond to minor crash

FERRY TWP. — Michigan State Police troopers from the Hart post responded to a one-car crash that resulted in minor injuries Monday, Dec. 8, at 6:13 p.m. on M-20 near 132nd Avenue. Other MSP activity in Oceana County Monday includes: – 3:32 p.m., retail fraud complaint, 7000 block of Michigan Ave., Rothbury. – 9:12 p.m., car-dog crash, M-20 near 192nd…

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Suspect who escaped from police chief admits to probation violation

December 8, 2014
Suspect who escaped from police chief admits to probation violation

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 22-year-old Hesperia man who escaped from Hesperia Police Chief Dale Gibbs while handcuffed, Oct. 9, admitted Monday, Dec. 8, in 27th Circuit Court that he violated his probation when he escaped. Terry Donald Pearo, of 361 Munn St., agreed to plead guilty to probation violation in exchange for dismissing one count of…

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Arson case heading to trial

December 8, 2014
Arson case heading to trial

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The arson case against the Hesperia businessman and former village councilman, David Sean Pates, who is accused of burning his restaurant last spring, has been set for trial in April, Oceana County Prosecutor Joe Bizon told 27th Circuit Court Judge Anthony Monton Monday morning, Dec. 8. Pates was initially scheduled to appear in…

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