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Trooper sentenced for impaired driving.

November 27, 2019

Trooper sentenced for impaired driving. #OceanaCounty HART – A 26-year-old Michigan State Police trooper was found guilty in 78th District Court and sentenced for impaired driving last week, according to court records. Conner Ray Crutchfield of Pentwater remains employed at the Hart post, but is currently not on road patrol. He is handling administrative duties, said F/Lt. Jeff White, post…

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Officers grow beards to raise money for charity.

November 26, 2019

Officers grow beards to raise money for charity. #NoShaveNovember #CrystalValleyCareFund HART – If you’ve noticed that many of our local police officers are looking a little scruffy, it’s because they’re participating in “No Shave November” to raise money for a local charity. Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast challenged his deputies and officers to quit shaving through the month of November.…

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Suspect shatters sheriff’s office window.

November 26, 2019

Suspect shatters sheriff’s office window. #OceanaCountyCrime HART – A 35-year-old Hart man faces a felony of damaging police property after allegedly shattering a window by the entrance door to the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office Monday, Nov. 25, around 9 p.m. A family member transported the man to the sheriff’s office after a domestic violence incident on West Tyler Road in…

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Hallucinating roof jumper arrested for disorderly person.

November 26, 2019

Hallucinating roof jumper arrested for disorderly person. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 30-year-old Petoskey man who appeared to be under the influence of some type of drug allegedly caused several disturbances Monday afternoon, Nov. 25, in downtown Hart. The man climbed onto the roof of the Huntington Bank building and also jumped onto the roof of a…

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Man faces jail for assault with police baton.

November 25, 2019

Man faces jail for assault with police baton. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 24-year-old Shelby man faces serving one year in jail after pleading guilty in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Nov. 25, to a felony of assault with a dangerous weapon. “I had a military stock police baton,” said Benjamin Anthony Kittel, of 1010 S. 42nd Ave.,…

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