Police Beat

Former Shelby teacher/coach arrested for accosting child 

April 24, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor NEWAYGO — A former Shelby High School teacher and coach faces felony charges of accosting a child for immoral purposes and using a computer to commit a crime following a sting operation. Jairo Humberto Coronado, 39, was arrested by the Newaygo County Sheriff’s Office and was lodged in the Newaygo County Jail. According to 78th…

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HPD news, posted April 19, 2024

April 19, 2024

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: Friday, April 5, 2024: 10:21 a.m., medical assist, 700 block of East Main Street, City of Hart. 2:2 p.m., suspicious situation, 300 block of Johnson Street, City of Hart. 4:54 p.m., suspicious situation,…

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Suspect spends night in woods to avoid arrest, emerges scratched up and bloody

April 18, 2024

CRYSTAL TOWNSHIP — A 38-year-old Walkerville man who spent the night in the woods hiding from police emerged bloody due to being scratched up by vegetation while running away from deputies, said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. The man, who was wanted on outstanding warrants, faces additional charges of assaulting/resisting/obstructing police and driving while license suspended. He ran away during…

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‘First amendment auditors’ hunting for clickbait

April 18, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor Four men claiming to be “First Amendment auditors” have been making their rounds locally to bait police, government officials and business people to act unprofessionally and post unflattering videos of them on YouTube. The men, two of whom appear to be middle aged and the other two appear to be in their 20s, are filming…

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Hesperia teen injured in golf cart crash

April 16, 2024

GREENWOOD TOWNSHIP — An 18-year-old Hesperia woman suffered a compound fracture to her right ankle in a golf cart crash Saturday, April 13, shortly after 5 p.m. on Pines Point Road, according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report. A 27-year-old Hesperia man was driving a 2019 Vitacci golf cart down Pines Point Road to the river access to…

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