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Arraignments include strangulation, larceny.

May 26, 2016
Arraignments include strangulation, larceny.

The court news is sponsored by Emelander Law Firm, PC, serving Oceana, Mason and Newaygo counties. Office: 231.303.5005; Cell: 231.303.0905. www.emelanderlaw.com. By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The following were arraigned recently in front of the 78th District Magistrate: Felonies – Andrew James Lane, 24, of 6151 E. Filmore Rd., Walkerville, was arrested May 23 by the Oceana County Sheriff’s…

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78th District Court sentencings.

May 25, 2016
78th District Court sentencings.

The court news is sponsored by Emelander Law Firm, PC, serving Oceana, Mason and Newaygo counties. Office: 231.303.5005; Cell: 231.303.0905. www.emelanderlaw.com. By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Brian David Kujawski, 48, of 4860 Riley Thompson Rd., Whitehall, was found guilty May 23 of operating with a high blood alcohol content…

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Fire ravages home; 2 pets die.

May 24, 2016
Fire ravages home; 2 pets die.

By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART TOWNSHIP — A fire ripped through a modular-style home Monday night, May 23, at 2707 W. Lake Rd., causing extensive damage and killing a small dog and a parakeet. “It could be a total loss,” said Hart Fire Chief Ken Klotz. It appears that it was an electrical fire, which started in a back bedroom…

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Man who threatened police with butcher knife, axe handle pleads guilty.

May 23, 2016
Man who threatened police with butcher knife, axe handle pleads guilty.

By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 31-year-old Mears man who confronted police with a fiberglass axe handle and a 12-inch butcher knife last April pleaded guilty in 27th Circuit Court Monday, May 23, to one count of felonious assault. Alejandro Joseph Salazar, of 3511 N. Ridge Rd., faces a jail term that will not exceed nine months, said Oceana…

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New Era man pleads ‘no contest’ to attempted unarmed robbery.

May 23, 2016
New Era man pleads ‘no contest’ to attempted unarmed robbery.

By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 31-year-old New Era man pleaded “no contest” Monday, May 23, in 27th Circuit Court to the attempted unarmed robbery of the Mitt Stop gas station in Shelby last January. Timothy Lee Veltman, of 5650 S. Oceana Dr., was arrested on a warrant, Jan. 26, and charged with the Jan. 7 attempted unarmed robbery…

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