Police Beat

Woman faces charges for allegedly bringing LSD into jail

June 17, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com.  GRANT TOWNSHIP — A 22-year-old Morton, Illinois woman faces charges of operating without insurance, open intoxicants, possession with intent to deliver LSD and bringing contraband into a jail following a traffic stop on Oceana Drive near Wilke Road Sunday, June 15, shortly after…

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Two suspects arrested for OWI involving the same car

June 17, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com.  GREENWOOD TOWNSHIP — A 31-year-old Norton Shores man and a 20-year-old Muskegon man were arrested by Oceana County sheriff’s deputies on a charge of operating while intoxicated involving the same vehicle Saturday, June 14, at 10:45 p.m., said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast.…

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‎Suspicious bones determined to be animal remains

June 13, 2025

GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — Suspicious bones found under the floor of a house that was undergoing foundation repair on North 56th Avenue have been deemed by anthropologists to not be human, said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. A child’s shoe and the bones were found under the floor of the house and were reported to police, May 18. The house was…

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FBI involved in investigation of sextortion case 

June 13, 2025

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office investigated a sextortion case that has been turned over to the FBI. The sheriff’s office was notified of the matter Wednesday, June 11, at 2 p.m., said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. The victim is an 18-year-old Hart man. “He was contacted via social media from a person…

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Walkerville man dies in fiery crash

June 9, 2025

ELBRIDGE TOWNSHIP — A 43-year-old Walkerville man was killed when the car he was driving hit a tree and then ignited in flames on Harrison Road near 148th Avenue Saturday, June 7, at 12:17 p.m., according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report. Eugene Cowell Heiss was pronounced dead at the scene. “As the driver was traveling eastbound, he…

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