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Mears woman pleads in drunk driving death case.

April 20, 2020

Mears woman pleads in drunk driving death case. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 29-year-old Mears woman pleaded “no contest” in 27th Circuit Court Monday, April 20, to operating while intoxicated causing death and is looking at serving a minimum of 28 months in prison. Amber Rae Davis, 5855 W. 5th St., was charged with the felony in…

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Defecating, urinating inmate spits in deputy’s eye.

April 20, 2020

Defecating, urinating inmate spits in deputy’s eye. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 33-year-old Hesperia man allegedly spit in a sheriff’s deputy’s eye during his arrest and defecated and urinated in the Oceana County Jail following his arrest for bond violation early Monday morning, April 20. A blood sample of the inmate was taken at Mercy Health Partners Lakeshore…

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Man allegedly wields handgun near two people.

April 20, 2020

Man allegedly wields handgun near two people. #OceanaCountyCrime FERRY TOWNSHIP — A 27-year-old Hesperia man was arrested by Oceana County sheriff’s deputies for felonious assault after allegedly wielding a handgun near two victims Sunday afternoon, April 19, on South 160th Avenue, said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. No injuries occurred in the incident, which was reported at 3:40 p.m. The…

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Assault investigations top police activity.

April 20, 2020

Assault investigations top police activity. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is police activity in Oceana County over the weekend: Friday, April 17, 2020: – 10:30 a.m., (Michigan State Police), aggravated assault reported, 4000 block of East Loop Road, Newfield Township. – 6:56 p.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), a 21-year-old Hart man and a 17-year-old Hart man were arrested for domestic violence, North…

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New K-9 Laz to join sheriff’s office.

April 17, 2020

New K-9 Laz to join sheriff’s office. Friends of Oceana County Sheriff’s Office Fund provides $6,500. HART – With the recent change to marijuana laws in Michigan, the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office is adding a K-9 to the department. The current K-9 in the department, Krieger, was purchased in 2017 and was trained to alert deputies of unlawful controlled substances,…

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