Police Beat

Suspicious bones uncovered during foundation repair of home

May 19, 2025

GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — A child’s shoe and bones were found under the floor of a house that was undergoing foundation repair in the 1800 block of North 56th Avenue, said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. The suspicious bones were reported to police Sunday, May 18, shortly before 9 p.m. “It may very well be animal bones,” said Sheriff Mast, but…

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Police: missing gun is not believed to be in Pentwater

May 19, 2025

UPDATE: Handgun has been recovered. PENTWATER — Police no longer believe that a missing gun is in Pentwater. The missing gun, which is believed to be loaded, is connected to a felonious assault arrest following a disturbance that occurred Saturday, May 17, at 12:40 a.m. The Pentwater Police Department asked for the public’s assistance in locating the gun on Lowell…

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Police looking for missing loaded gun in Pentwater

May 17, 2025

UPDATE: Handgun has been recovered. PENTWATER — The Pentwater Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a small-caliber semi-automatic handgun on Lowell Street between Hancock and Mears streets. The missing gun, which is believed to be loaded, is connected to a felonious assault arrest following a disturbance that occurred Saturday, May 17, at 12:40 a.m. “Officers from…

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HPD report, published May 16, 2025

May 16, 2025

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, May 8, 2025: 1:29 p.m., wellbeing check, 10 block of State Street, City of Hart. 6:50 p.m., reckless driving, Polk Road and 64th Avenue, City of Hart. 7:40 p.m., suspicious situation, 4000…

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Man could face felonious assault charge for chasing another man with knife

May 15, 2025

GRANT TOWNSHIP — A felonious assault charge against a 68-year-old Rothbury man is being sent to the Oceana County Prosecutor’s Office for review after a 68-year-old Rothbury man “ran after a 51-year-old Whitehall man with a knife” on Driftwood Drive in the Oceana Shores subdivision Monday, May 12, said Sgt. Michael Cuevas of the Michigan State Police, Hart post. The…

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