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MSP investigating sex crime

December 26, 2014
MSP investigating sex crime

GOLDEN TWP. — The Hart post of the Michigan State Police is investigating an incident involving criminal sexual conduct that was reported Tuesday, Dec. 23, at 11 a.m. No other information was immediately available. Other recent MSP activity: Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014: – 4 p.m., a 38-year-old Muskegon man lodged in the Lake County Jail was arrested on a fugitive…

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UPDATE: High school break-in suspects identified

December 26, 2014
UPDATE: High school break-in suspects identified

HART — Warrants are being sought for three suspects identified in the break-in at Hart High School Friday morning, Dec. 26. Police are seeking warrants for an 18-year-old Hart man, who has confessed to the crime, said Lt. Craig Mast of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office, along with two other male suspects ages 17 and a 16. Janitors discovered the…

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Celebrate the holidays responsibly

December 26, 2014
Celebrate the holidays responsibly

HART — With the holiday season upon us, the Michigan State Police is encouraging citizens to celebrate responsibly. If your holiday party involves alcohol, designate a sober driver before the party begins. In addition, party hosts are asked to make sure all guests leave with a sober driver. “Driving under the influence of alcohol endangers everyone, from the driver to…

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Police tracking high school break-in suspects

December 26, 2014
Police tracking high school break-in suspects

HART — Janitors discovered what are believed to be three suspects who broke into Hart High School shortly after 7 a.m. Friday, Dec. 26. The suspects ran off, and Oceana County Sheriff’s deputies are currently tracking them with the assistance of the Mason County K-9 unit. “The janitorial staff found that someone had broken in to the high school,” states…

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Century-old farmhouse burns to the ground

December 23, 2014
Century-old farmhouse burns to the ground

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. CRYSTAL TWP. — Paul Oomen awakened at about 4 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 23, to a loud “boom” and discovered smoke coming from behind his refrigerator. He escaped from his two-story farmhouse at 2480 E. Hammett Rd. with just a few possessions and called 911. Oomen’s house, which was built in the late 1800s and has been…

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