Police Beat

Mears woman injured after crash involving teen driver.

July 5, 2018

Mears woman injured after crash involving teen driver. #OceanaCountyNews. GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — A 67-year-old Mears woman was injured following a two vehicle crash at the intersection of Harrison Road and 60th Avenue Wednesday, July 4. The crash occurred about 2:16 p.m. when a 2006 Kia driven by Jordan Barefoot, 16, of Twin Lake, was struck by a 2005 Dodge Ram…

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Driver traveling in wrong lane causes rollover crash.

July 5, 2018

Driver traveling in wrong lane causes rollover crash. #OceanaCountyNews. WEARE TOWNSHIP — A 29-year-old Hart woman was injured after swerving her vehicle off the road to avoid a vehicle in the wrong lane Tuesday, July 3. The crash occurred about 7:46 a.m. when Samantha Salazar was traveling northbound on Oceana Drive in a Ford F-350 pickup truck and made a…

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EF attendees arrested for marijuana.

July 3, 2018

EF attendees arrested for marijuana. #OceanaCountyCrime GRANT TOWNSHIP — Four Electric Forest Festival attendees were arrested by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office on US 31 after exiting the festival grounds Monday, July 2, at 2:20 a.m., according to Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. Three men were arrested for marijuana possession, and the female driver was arrested for operating under the…

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Couple allegedly assault teen and man with oar.

July 2, 2018

Couple allegedly assault teen and man with oar. #OceanaCountyCrime BENONA TOWNSHIP — A 54-year-old woman and a 57-year-old man allegedly assaulted a 15-year-old girl and a 26-year-old man with a boat oar Saturday, June 30, at 7:15 p.m. in the 9000 block of Garfield Road, according to Michigan State Police Trooper Mitchell Stevens. No arrests were made, Stevens said. The…

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Woman allegedly steals car, drives drunk, resists arrest.

June 29, 2018

Woman allegedly steals car, drives drunk, resists arrest. #OceanaCountyCrime GRANT TOWNSHIP — A 35-year-old Walhalla woman was arrested by Michigan State Police troopers from the Hart post Thursday, June 28, at 4:26 a.m. for unlawful driving away of an automobile (car theft), operating while intoxicated, assaulting/resisting/obstructing police and driving without a license, according to Trooper Kelsey Case. Other recent police…

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