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Drunk driving arrests top sheriff’s office activity

May 6, 2026

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: Monday, April 27, 2026: 2:37 p.m.,  larceny of a Hewlett-Packard 17-inch laptop valued at $1,700 in the 9400 block of South East Lane Drive, Grant Township. Tuesday, April 28, 2026: 5:13 a.m.,…

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Woman injured in rollover crash on the dunes

May 6, 2026

GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — A 25-year-old Midland, Mich. woman was injured following a rollover crash at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes Tuesday, May 5, at 2 p.m., according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report. The woman, who was operating a 2020 Polaris ATV, “went over a small hill and hit a bump and rolled causing the driver to be…

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MSP report, published May 5, 2026

May 5, 2026

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent Oceana County activity of the Hart post of the Michigan State Police: Thursday, April 30, 2026: 1:40 p.m., a 40-year-old New Era man was cited for operating without a license, Michigan Avenue, Village of Rothbury. Friday, May 1, 2026:…

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Pentwater man allegedly stabs parents

April 28, 2026

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor PENTWATER — A 27-year-old Pentwater man faces one felony count of assault with intent to murder and two felony counts of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder for allegedly stabbing his parents at their Fifth Street home Friday afternoon, April 24. Clayton Lane Devries is lodged in the Oceana County…

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Drug investigations top sheriff’s office activity

April 28, 2026

The following is recent activity of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office: Monday, April 20, 2026: 5:21 a.m., a 35-year-old Muskegon man was arrested for driving while license revoked, South Street, Village of Hesperia. He was lodged in the Oceana County Jail. Charges of methamphetamine possession are pending lab analysis of the substance against him and a 39-year-old Muskegon man.  2:43…

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