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UPDATE: Stolen car suspect arraigned

September 8, 2014
UPDATE: Stolen car suspect arraigned

HART — The 17-year-old Hart man arrested Friday in connection with a stolen car was arraigned in 78th District Court this afternoon. Steven Rice, III, is facing two felony counts of home invasion and one felony count of unlawful driving away of an automobile (UDAA), and a 15-year-old Hart boy was charged as a juvenile with one count of UDAA.…

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27th Circuit Court sentencings

September 4, 2014
27th Circuit Court sentencings

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The following were sentenced Tuesday by Judge Anthony A. Monton in 27th Circuit Court: – James Edward West, 30, of 2116 Lakeshore Dr., Muskegon, pled no contest Nov. 2, 2009 to accosting children for immoral purposes. He was sentenced Sept. 2 to one year in jail with credit for 180 days served; sentence…

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78th District Court arraignments

September 4, 2014
78th District Court arraignments

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART – The following were arraigned Wednesday in 78th District Court: –      Clifford Allen Larson, 27, of 21 S. State St., Hesperia, was arrested Aug. 24 by the Hesperia Police Department for a misdemeanor of embezzlement – agent or trustee ($200-$1,000). A pretrial is set for Sept. 16 at 4:45 p.m. Bail: $5,000/10 percent. –     …

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Towing company owner sentenced to 30 days in jail

September 2, 2014
Towing company owner sentenced to 30 days in jail

HART — Paul J. Rosse, the owner of Paul’s Towing in Hart, was sentenced to 30 days in jail Tuesday in 27th Circuit Court for a felony conviction of common law fraud. Rosse, who was also ordered to pay nearly $23,000 in restitution, was arrested last June by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office for “ghost towing.” He was facing up…

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Fleeing police yields jail term

August 29, 2014

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 26-year-old Mears man will spend the next six months in jail following a May 12 conviction of fleeing a police officer. Jacob Allen Wilson, of 5215 W. Fox Rd., was sentenced Wednesday in 27th Circuit Court to one year in jail with credit for 11 days served; sentence to be served at…

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