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Men involved in cocaine trafficking scheme sent to prison.

August 31, 2017

Men involved in cocaine trafficking scheme sent to prison. #OceanaCountyCrime GRAND RAPIDS — A Texas man and two conspirators were recently sentenced to lengthy prison terms in federal court for trafficking cocaine in Oceana and Muskegon counties, according to a press issued by the US Attorney’s Office of the Western District of Michigan. US District Judge Janet T. Neff sentenced…

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Spring Lake couple injured in motorcycle crash.

August 29, 2017

Spring Lake couple injured in motorcycle crash. #OceanaCountyNews #US31 HART TOWNSHIP — A 58-year-old Spring Lake man and a 60-year-old Spring Lake woman were injured after the 2003 Harley Davidson motorcycle they were riding Monday afternoon, Aug. 28, got a flat tire and crashed while pulling into the ditch on southbound US 31 north of Tyler Road, according to an…

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Man paralyzed from dune crash.

August 29, 2017

Man paralyzed from dune crash. #OceanaCountyNews #SilverLakeSandDunes GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — A 30-year-old Riverview man was paralyzed after crashing on a 2014 Honda dirt bike at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes Saturday evening, Aug. 26. Tyler David Cernik “was traveling eastbound up Sunset Hill at a high rate of speed,” states an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report. “When the vehicle…

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Parolee sent back to prison for tether tampering.

August 28, 2017

Parolee sent back to prison for tether tampering. #OceanaCountyCourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 36-year-old Hesperia man who was on parole for a 2014 breaking and entering conviction when he tampered with his electronic monitoring device, or tether, was ordered to go back to prison Monday, Aug. 28 in 27th Circuit Court. Kenneth Alan Thomas, of 7990 White…

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Woman owes over $14,000 for food stamp fraud.

August 28, 2017

Woman owes over $14,000 for food stamp fraud. #OceanaCountyCourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 38-year-old Hart woman who owes $14,235.13 in restitution pleaded guilty in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Aug. 28 to a felony of food stamp fraud over $1,000. Elida V. Rocha, of 6827 N. 126th Ave., will be placed on probation for the offense. As part…

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