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Man sent to jail for stealing car while on meth ‘bender.’

January 14, 2020

Man sent to jail for stealing car while on meth ‘bender.’ #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON — A 25-year-old Walkerville man was sentenced in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Jan. 14, to serve five months up front of a one-year discretionary jail term for stealing a car while on a meth “bender” last October. Dustin Allen Himes, Jr.,…

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DWLS, warrant arrests top police activity.

January 14, 2020

DWLS, warrant arrests top police activity. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is recent police activity in Oceana County: Thursday, Jan. 9, 2019: – 3:10 p.m., (Michigan State Police), one-vehicle crash, no injury, northbound US 31, Benona Township. The driver left the scene. The suspect is a 56-year-old Scottville man. Friday, Jan. 10, 2020: – 4:55 a.m., (OCSO), a 53-year-old Shelby woman was…

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Heroin delivery nets prison term.

January 13, 2020

Heroin delivery nets prison term. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 21-year-old Shelby man was sentenced to two to 20 years in prison Monday, Jan. 13, in 27th Circuit Court for a conviction of possession with intent to deliver less than 50 grams of heroin. Hector Francisco Vasquez-Melchor, of 101 S. 72nd Ave., may be able to serve…

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Muskegon man pleads guilty to receiving, concealing.

January 13, 2020

Muskegon man pleads guilty to receiving, concealing. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 31-year-old Muskegon man faces six months in jail after pleading guilty in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Jan. 13, to a felony of receiving and concealing stolen property. Jacob Michael Bectel, of 569 Sunshine Lane, said he received a stolen quad and tires last September from…

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Hart man faces prison for child porn.

January 13, 2020

Hart man faces prison for child porn. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 23-year-old Hart man faces a minimum prison term of 13 months after pleading guilty in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Jan. 13, to child sexually-abusive material. Ottoniel Fonseca, of 215 S. State St., admitted to Judge Robert D. Springstead that he was in possession of child…

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