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Child ejected from truck during alcohol, drug-related crash.

September 18, 2017

Child ejected from truck during alcohol, drug-related crash. #OceanaCountyNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. GRANT TOWNSHIP — An 11-year-old Hudsonville girl was ejected from the pickup truck her father was driving following a rollover crash Sunday evening, Sept. 17, on southbound US 31 near Stony Lake Road, and the dad was arrested for operating while impaired, according to an Oceana County…

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Mom passes out from heroin, crashes into building.

September 18, 2017

Mom passes out from heroin, crashes into building. #OceanaCountyNews #Walkerville By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. WALKERVILLE — A 22-year-old Walhalla woman was lodged in the Oceana County Jail on two counts of child endangerment and one count of operating under the influence of drugs Sunday, Sept. 17, after the 2000 Saturn she was driving crashed through the storefront of a downtown building,…

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Forgery tops 78th District Court arraignments.

September 15, 2017

Forgery tops 78th District Court arraignments. #OceanaCountyCourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The following were arraigned recently in 78th District Court: Felonies – Tresa Brianna Anderson, 25, of 6225 S. Brye Rd., Ludington, was arrested Sept. 8 by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office for two felony counts of forgery and fourth-offense habitual offender designation. Preliminary conference: Sept. 18 at…

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Man arrested for embezzling from DAR Motorsports.

September 15, 2017

Man arrested for embezzling from DAR Motorsports. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 31-year-old Holton man faces up to 10 years in prison following his arrest for a felony of a embezzlement $20,000-$50,000. It is alleged that Brandon Taylor Gerth, of 7442 Skeels Rd., “misappropriated sales commissions,” said Oceana County Prosecutor Joseph Bizon, at David Allen Racing Motorsports…

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Couple accused of sex crimes against children.

September 15, 2017

Couple accused of sex crimes against children. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A Holton couple has been charged with several felonies for alleged sex crimes against children. Daniel James Durbin, 34, of 9260 S. 180th Ave., and Ericka Lee Byler, 31, of the same address, were arraigned recently in 78th District Court for alleged sex crimes that occurred…

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