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Police news, posted June 17, 2024

June 17, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent activity of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office: Wednesday, June 12, 2024: Midnight, a 33-year-old Montague man was arrested on an outstanding warrant along with charges of second-offense driving while license suspended and obstruction of justice, Rothbury Tavern parking lot,…

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Former school secretary sentenced for embezzling from youth basketball fundraiser

June 14, 2024

HART — A 47-year-old Walkerville woman was sentenced in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court Monday, June 10, for a felony conviction of embezzlement. Elizabeth Jean Oomen, of 140 W. Michigan, pleaded guilty to the charge April 8, according to court records. Oomen was a secretary at Walkerville Public Schools, said Oceana County Prosecuting Attorney Joseph Bizon. “She embezzled just over…

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Man ordered to pay $44,000 in restitution for embezzling from farm

June 14, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — A 41-year-old New Era man who ran the migrant farm worker program at Lewis Adventure Farm and Zoo in New Era was ordered to pay $44,000 in restitution Monday, June 10, in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court as part of his sentence for an embezzlement conviction. Celso Sanchez, of 5210 S. Water Rd.,…

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Man sentenced for punching, head butting jail cell window

June 14, 2024

HART — A 42-year-old Muskegon man was sentenced in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court Monday, June 10, for a felony conviction of malicious destruction of property. Michael Lee Bon, of 495 Glen Oaks Dr., punched and head butted a jail cell window, damaging it, said Oceana County Prosecuting Attorney Joseph Bizon. “He was lodged in the jail on a Friend…

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Confusion at construction zone leads to SUV vs. tractor crash

June 14, 2024

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Confusion at a construction zone at the intersection of Oceana Drive and M 20 led to a two-vehicle crash Wednesday, June 12, according to an accident report from the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office. A 2022 Kenworth tractor driven by a 35-year-old Reed City man collided with a 2017 Ford Escape driven by a 34-year-old Shelby woman shortly…

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