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78th District Court sentencings and arraignments

August 12, 2015
78th District Court sentencings and arraignments

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. Sentencings HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Brian Christopher Ford, 42, of 53 1/2 State St., Hart, was found guilty Aug. 10 of disorderly person – obscene conduct. He was sentenced to 90 days discretionary jail to ensure compliance with court orders; credit for time served if imposed; and…

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Hart man jailed for disorderly, PPO violation, resisting police

August 12, 2015

HART — A 53-year-old Hart man is lodged in the Oceana County Jail on charges of resisting/obstructing/assaulting police; disorderly conduct; and violating a personal protection order (PPO) following an incident Tuesday night, Aug. 11, on Johnson Street. The Hart Police Department was dispatched to a residence in the 400 block of Johnson Street shortly after 10 p.m. for a reported…

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190 pot plants, 9 pounds, 2 guns seized in SSCENT bust; 67-year-old Hart man arrested

August 11, 2015
190 pot plants, 9 pounds, 2 guns seized in SSCENT bust; 67-year-old Hart man arrested

WEARE TWP. — A 67-year old Hart man was arrested for a felony of manufacturing marijuana after members of the State, Sheriffs’, Chiefs’ Enforcement of Narcotics Team (SSCENT) and the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant in the 2000 block of Madison Road Friday, Aug. 7. “During the execution of the search warrant, SSCENT detectives seized approximately 190…

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Driver in car vs. skateboarder crash still at large

August 11, 2015
Driver in car vs. skateboarder crash still at large

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. SHELBY TWP. — Police have issued a warrant for the arrest of a driver who fled the scene of a crash that injured a 17-year-old Shelby man on a skateboard July 24, but they are still looking for the suspect, said Lt. Craig Mast of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday, Aug. 11. The skateboarder…

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Johnson Street water main work complete

August 11, 2015
Johnson Street water main work complete

HART — Hallack Contracting completed all water main connections Aug. 5 for the Johnson/Water Street Project, and storm sewer replacement concluded Monday, Aug. 10, states City Manager Stan Rickard in a newsletter about the project. “City electric, Charter cable and Frontier telephone continue their relocation efforts,” Rickard states. “Sand grading got underway last week, so Johnson Street will soon resemble…

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