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Gang leader threatens to kill missionaries being held hostage.

October 21, 2021

Gang leader threatens to kill missionaries being held hostage. The head of a Haitian gang holding 17 missionaries captive — including a Shelby-area mother and her four children — threatened to kill them if the ransom is not paid, according to the Wall Street Journal. “I swear that if I don’t get what I want, I prefer to kill the Americans.…

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Prayer vigil for hostages Sunday.

October 21, 2021

Prayer vigil for hostages Sunday. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — Local church pastors have organized a prayer vigil set for Sunday, Oct. 24, at 5 p.m. at the Hart Commons to pray for the safe return of the kidnapping victims in Haiti. A family from the southern Shelby area that belongs to the Hart Dunkard Brethren Church is among…

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78th District Court sentencings, Oct. 21, 2021.

October 21, 2021

78th District Court sentencings, Oct. 21, 2021. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: Simon Gabriel Saldana, 29, of 6415 Garfield Rd., Hesperia, was found guilty Oct. 12 of domestic violence and was sentenced to 93 days in jail with credit for 93 days served. A second count of domestic violence was…

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HPD news, Oct. 21, 2021.

October 21, 2021

HPD news, Oct. 21, 2021. The following is recent police activity of the Hart Police Department: Friday, Oct. 15, 2021: 12:20 p.m., wellbeing check, 10 block of West Main Street, City of Hart. 1 p.m., larceny, 10 block of West Main Street, City of Hart. 2 p.m., larceny theft from a vehicle, Mechanic and Courtland streets, City of Hart. 10:20…

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27th Circuit Court sentencings, Oct. 20, 2021.

October 20, 2021

27th Circuit Court sentencings, Oct. 20, 2021. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were sentenced Monday, Oct. 18, in 27th Circuit Court:  – Jonathon James Fuller, 40, of 20220 Linwood Trail, Lake Ann, Michigan, was found guilty Aug. 9 of a felony of methamphetamine possession and was sentenced Oct. 18 to 10 months in jail and $198 in…

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