Police Beat

Stop sticks end 15-mile police chase on US 31

September 3, 2025

GRANT TOWNSHIP — A 27-year-old Grand Rapids man was arrested following a 15-mile police chase on northbound US 31 that began near the New Era exit and ended at the Hart exit Saturday, Aug. 30, around 10 a.m., said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. Stop sticks were deployed, which caused two tires of the fleeing 2010 Chevrolet Malibu to flatten.…

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OWI arrests top weekend sheriff’s office activity

September 3, 2025

The following is recent activity of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office: Friday, Aug. 29, 2025: 6:51 p.m., a 50-year-old New Baltimore, Mich. man was cited for driving while license revoked, and a 51-year-old Dearborn Heights, Mich. woman was cited for allowing a revoked driver to operate, West Taylor Road, Golden Township. Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025: 12:07 a.m., a 48-year-old Mears…

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Sign stolen

September 3, 2025

GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the theft of a Mac Wood’s sign on Polk Road near 56th Avenue, said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. The thief or thieves unbolted the sign from its location. The larceny was reported Friday, Aug. 29, around 1:30 p.m. The sign is valued at $200. If anyone has information about…

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Golf cart with four occupants flips over; driver injured

September 3, 2025

PENTWATER TOWNSHIP — A 2025 Denago Nomad XL golf cart driven by a 72-year-old Pentwater man and carrying three passengers flipped over after hitting a tree Wednesday, Aug. 27, shortly after 5 p.m. on North Hilltop Court, according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report. The driver was injured in the crash, but none of the passengers were hurt,…

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Medical staff donates life-saving AED to sheriff’s office

September 3, 2025

SHELBY — Trinity Health Shelby Hospital medical professionals were recently presented with a “thank you” from the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office for their purchase of an automated external defibrillator (AED) for the sheriff’s office. “A cardiac science AED was purchased by a generous donation from the medical providers in our community,” states Oceana County Undersheriff Ryan Schiller in a press…

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