Phone scammers posing as Pentwater police. #PentwaterPoliceDepartment PENTWATER – The Pentwater Police Department received a report Tuesday, Jan. 15, of a phone scam “involving subjects who identified themselves over the phone as members of the department,” said Pentwater Police Chief Laude Hartrum. “The caller ID shows the Pentwater Police Department,” Hartrum said. “The caller identifies themselves as an officer of…
Medical marijuana dispensary stalls in Hesperia. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HESPERIA – The Hesperia Village Council deadlocked 3-3 during a vote Monday night, Jan. 14, to approve a medical marijuana dispensary ordinance that would have cleared the first hurdle for a dispensary to open in the the former Hesperia Variety Store. The 30,000-square-foot building located downtown next to the village…
Man accused of child porn rejects plea deal. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 51-year-old Shelby man currently incarcerated in the Oceana County Jail on a cocaine delivery conviction rejected a plea offer in his child pornography case Monday, Jan. 14, in 27th Circuit Court. Rodney Alvin Ramthun, of 4080 W. Baker Rd., faces felony charges of possession…
Man who escaped police custody sentenced to jail. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. #OceanaCountyCrime HART — The 30-year-old Hesperia man who escaped police custody at Mercy Health Partners Lakeshore Campus in Shelby last August was sentenced to six months in jail in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Jan. 14. Shayne Chris Smith, of 235 McLaren St., pleaded guilty last November to felony…
‘Super drunk’ driving arrests top police activity. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is police activity in Oceana County over the weekend: Friday, Jan. 11, 2019: – 10:50 a.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), obstructing justice, South State Street, City of Hart. – 1 p.m., (OCSO), a 35-year-old Hart man was arrested for driving while license suspended (DWLS), East Loop Road, Ferry Township. –…
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