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SSCENT cocaine arrests top 78th District Court arraignments.

August 16, 2019

SSCENT cocaine arrests top 78th District Court arraignments. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were arraigned recently in 78th District Court: Felonies – Hector Francisco Vasquez-Melchor, 21, of 101 S. 72nd Ave., Shelby, was arrested by the State, Sheriffs’, Chiefs’ Enforcement of Narcotics Team (SSCENT) for a felony of delivery/manufacture of a narcotic/cocaine 50-224 grams. Preliminary exam:…

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Prosecutor: Driver charged in pedestrian fatality has no prior OWI convictions.

August 14, 2019

Prosecutor: Driver charged in pedestrian fatality has no prior OWI convictions. #OceanaCounty By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – Contrary to readers’ comments on social media about the suspect in the pedestrian fatality crash last weekend in Crystal Township, Oceana County Prosecutor Joseph Bizon stated that Amber Rae Davis, 28, of Mears has no prior operating while intoxicated (OWI) convictions. Scott…

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Mears woman charged with pedestrian death.

August 12, 2019

Mears woman charged with pedestrian death. #OceanaCountyNews By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – Amber Davis, 28, of Mears, has been charged with a felony of operating while intoxicated causing death in connection to the fatal pedestrian crash on East Madison Road near North 126th Avenue in Crystal Township Sunday, Aug. 11,  according to Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. Scott Parsons,…

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Laundromat employee pleads guilty to stealing coins from machines.

August 12, 2019

Laundromat employee pleads guilty to stealing coins from machines. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 48-year-old Hesperia woman who worked at the Hesperia Laundromat pleaded guilty in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Aug. 12, to breaking and entering a coin-operated device for stealing money out of the washers and dryers. Teresa Lee Pless-Brandt, of 9135 Fox Rd., testified that…

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Home invasion tops 78th District Court arraignments.

August 9, 2019

Home invasion tops 78th District Court arraignments. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were arraigned recently in 78th District Court: Felonies – Joshua Mark Bassett-Lynch, 28, of 5813 Irons Rd., Ludington, was arrested by the Hart Police Department (HPD) for a felony of first-degree home invasion. Preliminary exam: Aug. 26 at 3 p.m. Bail: $15,000/cash/surety/10 percent. Bassett-Lynch…

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