Police Beat

Slippery roads cause crashes

November 19, 2014
Slippery roads cause crashes

HART — Michigan State Police troopers responded to four separate crashes in Oceana County Tuesday, Nov. 18: – 9:08 a.m., one-car property damage accident, Jackson Rd., Crystal Twp. – 6:43 p.m., one-car property damage accident, 204th Ave. and Baker Rd., Newfield Twp. – 8:45 p.m., one-car property damage accident rollover, 116th Ave. and Wilke Rd., Otto Twp. – 10:16 p.m.,…

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Many crashes over the snowy weekend

November 17, 2014
Many crashes over the snowy weekend

HART — Michigan State Police troopers handled five separate vehicle crashes over the weekend, which brought Oceana County drivers their first taste of winter driving in many months. Friday, Nov. 14, 2014 – 7:35 a.m., one-car property damage accident, Stony Lake Rd. and 44th Ave., Claybanks Twp. – 4 p.m., malicious destruction of property, cottage siding damaged, 2000 block of…

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Hart PD arrests 2 on warrants

November 13, 2014
Hart PD arrests 2 on warrants

HART — Officers from the Hart Police Department arrested a 23-year-old Hart man and a 23-year-old Hart woman on Washington Street near Dryden Street Monday, Nov. 10, on warrants issued by the Fruitport Police Department. The female suspect is facing a charge of first-degree retail fraud, and the male suspect faces a charge of second-degree retail fraud, police said. Other…

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Police busy with car-deer crashes, warrant arrests

November 12, 2014
Police busy with car-deer crashes, warrant arrests

HART — Deputies from the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office and troopers from the Hart post of the Michigan State Police responded to a combined five car-deer crashes in the county Tuesday, Nov. 11. OCSO arrested three suspects on warrants. OCSO Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014 – 1 a.m., 28-year-old Twin Lake man arrested on a warrant for failure to appear at…

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Motorhome stolen from historic district, recovered

November 11, 2014
Motorhome stolen from historic district, recovered

HART — The Hart Police Department is investigating the theft of a 21-foot motorhome that was taken Friday, Nov. 7, from inside a Hart Historic District building but recovered behind a business in the 3000 block of Polk Road the following day, Nov. 8. Hart Police Chief Dan Leimback said no visible damage was done to the vehicle, and there are…

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