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78th District Court sentencings, posted Oct. 26, 2018.

October 26, 2018

78th District Court sentencings, posted Oct. 26, 2018. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Phillip Edward Scudder, Jr., 62, of 2600 Weesies Rd., Montague, was found guilty Oct. 22 of operating while impaired and was sentenced to Alcohol Highway Safety Education (AHSE); 93 days discretionary jail; gun to be…

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Hart man hit by car after stepping away from school bus.

October 25, 2018

Hart man hit by car after stepping away from school bus. WEARE TOWNSHIP – A parent was seriously injured after being struck by a passing vehicle at a school bus stop Thursday, Oct. 25, at 7:10 a.m. on West Monroe Road, according to Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. The parent is a 34-year-old Hart man, and the driver of the…

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Fire destroys garage.

October 22, 2018

Fire destroys garage. #OceanaCounty By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. NEWFIELD TOWNSHIP – A fire Monday evening, Oct. 22, destroyed a garage at 7673 E. Loop Rd. near Hesperia, but the firefighters’ quick actions saved the nearby home. Firefighters from Hesperia, Ferry Township and Fremont battled the blaze. The detached garage contained a wood stove, which may have caused the fire, said…

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Five men sentenced in connection to cockfighting ring.

October 22, 2018

Five men sentenced in connection to cockfighting ring. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — Five men, including a Shelby man, were sentenced in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Oct. 22, for felony convictions of attending an animal fight in connection to the cockfighting ring that was raided by police last June in Hart Township. Hector Francis Vasquez-Melchor, 20, of 101…

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Man ordered to jail for accosting child.

October 22, 2018

Man ordered to jail for accosting child. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 25-year-old Hesperia man was sentenced in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Oct. 22, to 101 days in jail with credit for 101 days served and five years probation for a felony conviction of accosting a child for immoral purposes. Monte Lee Dupont, of 65 S. Winter…

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