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Alcohol suspected in motorcycle crash

June 10, 2026

CRYSTAL TOWNSHIP — A 61-year-old Kalamazoo man was transported by Life EMS to Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital in Muskegon following a motorcycle crash on Washington Road and 120th Avenue near the Mason County line Thursday, June 4, around 4:40 p.m., according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report. Police believe alcohol was a factor in the crash. The man,…

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Police news, published June 10, 2026

June 10, 2026

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent activity of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office: Thursday, June 4, 2026: 9:39 a.m., a black and silver 2025 Jiangsu moped valued at $1,000 was stolen, northbound US 31 near Oceana Drive, Pentwater Township.  3:35 p.m., a 36-year-old Mears man…

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Woman drives to sheriff’s office to report assault, gets arrested for OWI

June 10, 2026

HART — A 49-year-old woman was arrested for operating while intoxicated after driving to the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office to report she had been assaulted by a 34-year-old man at an Otto Township residence Saturday, June 6, shortly before 9 p.m., said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. Deputies drove to the residence on 148th Avenue in Otto Township where the…

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51st Circuit Court sentences, published June 10, 2026

June 10, 2026

HART — The following were sentenced Monday, June 8, 2026 in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court: Erick John Roth, 47, pleaded no contest April 27, 2026 to assaulting/resisting/obstructing police and was sentenced to 346 days in jail with credit for 346 days served and $598 in fines and costs, which were paid. Misdemeanor charges of indecent exposure and disorderly person…

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One in a million

June 9, 2026

Motorcycle crash survivor making miraculous recovery By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor GRAND RAPIDS — Every day William “Coop” Cooper, Jr. takes one step closer to recovery after suffering critical injuries, including a traumatic brain injury, in a motorcycle crash just about six weeks ago. The 51-year-old North Muskegon man was airlifted by Aeromed from the crash scene the afternoon of…

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