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Police looking for missing loaded gun in Pentwater

May 17, 2025

PENTWATER — The Pentwater Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a small-caliber semi-automatic handgun on Lowell Street between Hancock and Mears streets. The missing gun, which is believed to be loaded, is connected to a felonious assault arrest following a disturbance that occurred Saturday, May 17, at 12:40 a.m. “Officers from the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office,…

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HPD report, published May 16, 2025

May 16, 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 Hart Police Department: Thursday, May 8, 2025: 1:29 p.m., wellbeing check, 10 block of State Street, City of Hart. 6:50 p.m., reckless driving, Polk Road and 64th Avenue, City of Hart. 7:40 p.m., suspicious situation, 4000…

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Man could face felonious assault charge for chasing another man with knife

May 15, 2025

GRANT TOWNSHIP — A felonious assault charge against a 68-year-old Rothbury man is being sent to the Oceana County Prosecutor’s Office for review after a 68-year-old Rothbury man “ran after a 51-year-old Whitehall man with a knife” on Driftwood Drive in the Oceana Shores subdivision Monday, May 12, said Sgt. Michael Cuevas of the Michigan State Police, Hart post. The…

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Bicyclist killed in crash

May 12, 2025

NEWFIELD TOWNSHIP — A 57-year-old Hesperia man died while riding a bicycle on East M 20 near South 176th Avenue Friday night, May 9, following a crash with a pickup truck. The victim was identified as Aaron Andreas, according to Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. “Unfortunately, I have to pass along information of a fatal crash from over the weekend…

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Police investigate church break-in

May 12, 2025

WALKERVILLE — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a breaking and entering that occurred at the Walkerville Wesleyan Church, at 144 S. Hamon St., said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. A Bluetooth speaker valued at $150 was stolen, along with youth group snack bags. A 20-year-old Walkerville man was identified as a suspect, said Sheriff Mast, and the investigation…

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