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Pentwater PD undergoing voluntary accreditation assessment

December 4, 2025

Public invited to comment  PENTWATER — A team of assessors from the Michigan Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission (MLEAC) will examine all aspects of the Pentwater Police Department policies and procedures, management, operations and support services Tuesday, Dec. 9. “Verification by the team that the Pentwater Police Department meets the Michigan Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission’s ‘best practice’ standards is part of…

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Police seek iPad owner

December 4, 2025

HART — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the owner of an iPad that was found in the 3000 block of East Filmore Road in Elbridge Township, Nov. 9.  The iPad has a case with a specific sticker located on it. It also is secured with a passcode.  If the owner can identify the sticker and passcode, they should…

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Murder case moves to higher court

December 2, 2025

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — The criminal case against a 46-year-old Ferry Township woman accused of murdering her husband was bound over from Oceana County’s 79th District Court to 51st Circuit Court following a preliminary exam Tuesday, Dec. 2. Shale Nicole Campos is charged with open murder and felony firearm for the shooting death of her 46-year-old husband,…

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15 inches of snow recorded in Hart

December 2, 2025

HART — A heavy lake effect snow storm Monday and Monday night, Dec. 2, poured in 15 inches of snow in Hart, according to the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids. Hart had the highest recorded snowfall amount of the lakeshore counties impacted by the storm, including Mason, Muskegon and Ottawa counties. Ferrysburg recorded a foot of snow. All school…

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Drunk driving arrests top holiday weekend police activity

December 1, 2025

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: Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025: Midnight, a 22-year-old Hesperia man was arrested for operating while intoxicated following a vehicle crash, South 148th Avenue near Johnson Road, Ferry Township. The man, who sustained minor…

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