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Man sentenced to jail for CSC

June 24, 2024

HART — A 54-year-old Mears man was sentenced to six months in jail in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court Monday, June 24, for a conviction of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct, which is a high-court misdemeanor. A jury rendered a guilty verdict for Max Allen Sinclair, of 2214 N. Cousineau Ave., following a trial, May 8. Sinclair sexually assaulted a 15-year-old…

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Domestic assault arrests top police activity

June 24, 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 19, 2024: 5:58 p.m., a 33-year-old Hesperia woman was arrested for operating with a high blood alcohol content, Silver Lake Road, Golden Township. 8:56 p.m., a 37-year-old Hart man was…

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News alert: Crash at Webster Road and 72nd Avenue

June 24, 2024

GRANT TOWNSHIP — Emergency crews were dispatched to a vehicle crash at the intersection of Webster Road and 72nd Avenue Monday, June 24, around 11 a.m. Minor injuries were reported.

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Teen reportedly flees after crashing SUV, then breaks into house and steals vehicle

June 24, 2024

OTTO TOWNSHIP — An 18-year-old Hesperia man crashed an SUV into a tree and fled the scene, and then he allegedly broke into a nearby house and stole a vehicle, said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. The teen was found by Grant Township Fire Chief Dan Yost after the break-in “a short distance away,” said the sheriff. The teen was…

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MSP: No major incidents reported at Electric Forest

June 24, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor ROTHBURY — As tens of thousands of Electric Forest Festival attendees leave the Double JJ Resort venue Monday June 24 after the gigantic four-day event, the Michigan State Police is reporting no major incidents. “It was fairly uneventful as far as significant activity,” said MSP Sgt. Brad Howard at the Hart post. “There are a…

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