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Police news, published Oct. 11, 2024

October 11, 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: Monday, Oct. 7, 2024: 11:06 p.m., a 40-year-old Hesperia man was arrested for second-offense driving while license revoked (DWLR) and improper license plate, East Garfield Road near 144th Avenue, Otto Township. He…

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Police seek trailer owner

October 11, 2024

FERRY TOWNSHIP β€” During a traffic stop on South 132nd Avenue near M 20 Thursday, Oct. 10, around 1:30 p.m., the Oceana County sheriff’s deputy became suspicious of a trailer that was being hauled by the vehicle the suspect was driving. “The driver said that this trailer showed up at his house, and he doesn’t know whose it is,” said…

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Wellston man involved in chase, crash has multiple outstanding arrest warrants

October 8, 2024

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief CUSTER TOWNSHIP — The suspect involved in Monday’s two-county chase that ended with a crash is a 37-year-old Wellston, Manistee County man. The chase began when Oceana County Sheriff’s Office deputies attempted to perform a traffic stop on a Chevrolet Equinox on Jefferson Road near 120th Avenue in Crystal Township, Oceana County. “The chase took place…

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Car chase beginning in Oceana Co. ends with crash in Mason Co.

October 7, 2024

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief CUSTER TOWNSHIP — Three law enforcement agencies were involved in two-county high speed chase that resulted in a crash Monday afternoon. The official details have not yet been released. According to Mason County Sheriff’s Office deputies on scene, the chase involved a Manistee County man and started in northeastern Oceana County. Deputies from Oceana County Sheriff’s…

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Thieves drill holes in trucks’ gas tanks, causing fuel spill

October 7, 2024

SHELBY TOWNSHIP β€” A thief or thieves drilled holes into the gas tanks of two pickup trucks parked at the carpool parking lot on M 20 near US 31, causing a fuel spill, said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. β€œThe fuel spilled out onto the pavement,” said Sheriff Mast, which required response from the Shelby-Benona Fire Department, Oceana County Emergency…

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