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Shelby woman airlifted after car and dump truck collide

January 3, 2025

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A 67-year-old Shelby woman was airlifted via Aeromed to a Grand Rapids hospital after the car she was driving and a dump truck collided on South Oceana Drive near Dad’s Automotive, just south of the Village of Shelby, Thursday, Jan. 2, around 5:30 p.m., according to Michigan State Police Cadet Dante Richards of the Hart post. The…

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Human remains found in woods near Rothbury

December 31, 2024

ROTHBURY — Troopers and detectives from the Michigan State Police Hart post were dispatched to a wooded area near Rothbury following the discovery of human remains Monday, Dec. 30, according to an MSP press release issued Tuesday. “The investigation continued today with additional evidence being recovered. Forensic anthropologists from the Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine responded…

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Police news, published Dec. 19, 2024

December 19, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent Oceana County Sheriff’s Office activity: Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024: 3:42 a.m., a 58-year-old Muskegon man was arrested on outstanding warrants, and a 58-year-old Muskegon woman was cited for driving while license suspended (DWLS), Garfield Road near Maple Island Road,…

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Deer carcass dumped on grave

December 19, 2024

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A 31-year-old Shelby man was cited for illegal disposal of solid waste for allegedly dumping a deer head, skins and hooves on a gravesite at the Mount Hope Cemetery, said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. The sheriff’s office was contacted Wednesday, Dec. 18, by a township official who reported that someone had left a deer carcass on…

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Deputies busy with arrests

December 17, 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 Oceana County Sheriff’s Office: Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024: 10:59 p.m., a 24-year-old Norton Shores man was arrested for fleeing and eluding police, operating while intoxicated and open intoxicants, Division Street near Michigan Avenue, Village of Hesperia.…

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