Police Beat

Drunk driving arrests top police activity

January 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 Sheriff’s Office activity: Monday, Dec. 29, 2025: 4:23 p.m., domestic violence and reckless discharge of a firearm inside an occupied residence, Beach Road, Leavitt Township. No one was injured. The report was turned over to the Oceana…

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Suspected cocaine found on woman arrested in 911 center parking lot 

January 5, 2026

WEARE TOWNSHIP — A 47-year-old Thompsonville, Mich. woman was arrested after Mason County deputies assisted Oceana County deputies on a reported  suspicious vehicle that had pulled into the parking lot of the Mason/Oceana County 911 Center Sunday, Jan. 4, shortly before 5:30 a.m. “It was reported the vehicle kept turning its headlights off and on, and the occupants kept getting…

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HPD report, published Jan. 2, 2026

January 2, 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 Hart Police Department: Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025: 11:57 a.m., assist the Hart Area Fire Department, 500 block of Water Street, City of Hart. 5:40 p.m., motorist assist, 2000 block of Comfort Drive, City of Hart. 5:59…

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No injuries reported in semi crash on US 31

December 30, 2025

GRANT TOWNSHIP — No one was injured after a semi truck jack-knifed on northbound US 31 during a winter storm Monday, Dec. 29, near M 20, according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report., A 33-year-old Mount Pleasant man was driving a 2021 Kenworth T680 “when he lost control of the semi,” states the report. “The semi turned sideways,…

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OWI, revoked license arrests top police activity

December 29, 2025

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, Dec. 22, 2025: 9:51 p.m., a 38-year-old Beulah man was arrested for second-offense driving while license revoked following a traffic stop, Winston Road near US 31, Grant Township. He was lodged…

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