Guest column by Joseph Bizon. Oceana County Prosecutor. Governor Snyder recently announced a comprehensive initiative on criminal justice reform. A Supreme Court Justice once said there are four pillars of justice: 1) to punish the offender; 2) rehabilitate the offender; 3) deterring others from committing the same crime; 4) restoring the victim, to the extent possible, to whole. These factors…
PENTWATER — The residents of the Spinnaker Condominium complex that overlooks Pentwater Lake in the village evacuated the building Tuesday morning, July 7, due to a fire in an upstairs unit that was quickly extinguished. Pentwater and Hart fire departments, along with Oceana County EMS, were dispatched to the scene at approximately 6:30 a.m. No one was injured in the…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The 30-year-old Hart man who committed the unarmed robbery at the Hart Express EZ Mart/Mobile gas station last April who fled from police the following day was sentenced to prison Monday, July 6, in 27th Circuit Court. Robert Charles Brown was sentenced to a minimum of 29 months to a maximum of 15 years…
IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Anthony Long, 24, of 3121 S. 204th Ave., Hesperia, was found guilty June 29 of selling/furnishing alcohol to minors. He was sentenced to 60 days discretionary jail to ensure compliance with court orders; credit for time if imposed; and $400 in fines and…
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