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Police news, posted June 3, 2024

June 3, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is police activity in Oceana County over the weekend: Saturday, June 1, 2024: 1:05 p.m., (Michigan State Police), a 24-year-old Whitehall man was cited for operating without insurance, Maple Island Road, Village of Hesperia. Sunday, June 2, 2024: 1:01 a.m., (Oceana…

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Four female inmates face charges for allegedly doing meth in the jail

May 31, 2024

HART — Four women have been arraigned on felony charges in Oceana County’s 79th District Court for allegedly using methamphetamine in the Oceana County Jail.  Corrections officers noticed “odd behavior” of the female inmates the evening of May 13, said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast.  – Janet Mae-Fawn Hamilton, 26, of 5578 Skeels Rd., Holton allegedly shared the drug with…

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HPD news, posted May 30, 2024

May 30, 2024

The following is recent activity of the Hart Police Department: Thursday, May 23, 2024: 12:51 p.m., medical assist, 100 block of Washington Street, City of Hart. 1:55 p.m., found property, 100 block of West Main Street, City of Hart. Friday, May 24, 2024: 3:15 p.m., vehicle crash, no injury, US 31 Expressway and Polk Road, City of Hart. Saturday, May…

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Alcohol suspected to be factor in pickup truck vs. tractor crash

May 29, 2024

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Bomb in deadly police standoff was fake

May 26, 2024

OTTO TOWNSHIP — The device strapped to the Oceana County man who was shot and killed by police during a standoff near the Oceana-Muskegon county line Saturday evening, May 25, has been determined to be fake, according the Michigan State Police “After extensive efforts by the MSP Bomb Squad to render the device safe, it was discovered to be a hoax…

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