Police Beat

HPD report, published May 30, 2025

May 30, 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 15, 2025: 4:48 p.m., family trouble, 400 block of Church Street, City of Hart. 8:32 p.m., general assistance, 400 block of Hart Street, City of Hart. 9:37 p.m., motorist assist, Polk…

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Police news, published May 27, 2025

May 27, 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 Oceana County Sheriff’s Office: Monday, May 19, 2025: 2:45 p.m., potential elder abuse, 3700 block of West VanBuren Road, Hart Township. The case is under investigation. 6:36 a.m., malicious destruction of property, a 2022 Jeep Cherokee’s…

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Police news, published May 19, 2025

May 19, 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 Oceana County Sheriff’s Office: Wednesday, May 14, 2025: 5:36 p.m., malicious destruction of property — a mailbox was damaged, 1800 block of East Madison Road, Crystal Township. 6:53 p.m., a 27-year-old Montague man was cited for…

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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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