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Police news, published July 27, 2026

July 27, 2026

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com The following is recent police activity in Oceana County: Tuesday, July 21, 2026: 3:55 p.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), malicious destruction of property, fencing valued at $500 was destroyed, Woodrow Road and 32nd Avenue, Benona Township. Thursday, July 23, 2026: 11:50 a.m., (Michigan…

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Boy dies after tree falls and hits him 

July 24, 2026

The Illinois boy was walking through a trail at the Owasippe Scout Reservation BLUE LAKE TOWNSHIP, Muskegon County — An 11-year-old boy camping at the Owasippe Scout Reservation died after a tree fell and hit him while he was walking through a trail Thursday, July 23, shortly after 5 p.m., according to the Muskegon County Sheriff’s Office. “The camper died…

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Hart PD news, published July 24, 2026

July 24, 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, July 16, 2026: 4:45 p.m., vehicle crash, no injuries State and Wood streets, City of Hart. Friday, July 17, 2026: 12:37 a.m., alarm, 400 block of Wood Street, City of Hart. 1:42…

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Police news, published July 21, 2026

July 21, 2026

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent police activity in Oceana County: Wednesday, July 15, 2026: 8:20 a.m., (Michigan State Police), non-life-threatening injuries resulted from a traffic crash involving a motorcycle, southbound US 31 and Shelby Road, Shelby Township. 1:54 p.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), a…

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Police investigate report of kittens being thrown from vehicle

July 20, 2026

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an animal cruelty case in which a witness reported seeing someone “throwing kittens out of a vehicle going 60 mph” on South Oceana Drive near Baker Road Wednesday, July 15, around 1 p.m., said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. Oceana County Animal Control responded to the scene where a dead…

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