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Juvenile apprehended for $25,000 embezzlement from Craig’s Cruisers

August 12, 2025

GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — A 15-year-old boy was apprehended by Michigan State Police troopers Friday, Aug. 8, for an alleged embezzlement of $25,000 from Craig’s Cruisers in Silver Lake, said Sgt. Michael Cuevas of the Hart post. The boy allegedly was “utilizing activity cards and preloading them with funds” in order to provide free rides and activities for his friends and…

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Police news, published Aug. 12, 2025

August 12, 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 post of the Michigan State Police: Monday, Aug. 4, 2025: 2:36 p.m., a 19-year-old Mason, Michigan woman was cited for allowing an unlicensed driver to operate, US 31 and Hayes Road, Shelby Township. Wednesday, Aug.…

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Stop sticks deployed to halt fleeing suspect

August 11, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. WEARE TOWNSHIP — Pentwater police officers deployed stop sticks to halt the pickup truck of a fleeing suspect Sunday, Aug. 10, around 12:30 a.m., said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. The Pentwater Police Department assisted the sheriff’s office by flattening the tires of…

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Man injured in dune crash

August 11, 2025

GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — A 23-year-old Kalamazoo man was transported to an area hospital after the side-by-side ATV he was driving at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes Sunday, Aug. 10, “overturned several times,” according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report. The man was operating a 2019 Honda SXS 1000 that “was traveling southbound going over Test Hill,” states the…

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Scam targets sex offender registrants

August 11, 2025

HART — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents that there is a phone scam targeting sex offender registrants. “There is a new scam going around the county involving SOR registrants,” said Sgt. Jeremy Swihart. “In the last two days, we have had numerous calls from people that have been contacted by phone telling them they need to pay…

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