HART — A 35-year-old Rothbury man pleaded guilty in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Jan. 4, to felony charges of larceny in a building; forgery; and uttering and publishing. Anthony Werner Priese, of 9426 Oaklane Dr., testified that he stole someone’s personal checks and cashed them at the Rothbury Tavern last fall. Priese is looking at seven to 23 months of…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 29-year-old Muskegon man was ordered to serve four months up front of a one-year discretionary jail term in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Jan. 4, for a conviction of assaulting/resisting/obstructing police. Freddie Lee Patterson, II, of 1923 Ray St., pleaded guilty to the charge last November. Patterson testified that on Sept. 5 he…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 35-year-old Rothbury woman was ordered to serve three months forthwith of an 11-month discretionary jail sentence in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Jan. 4, for a felony conviction of driving while license suspended (DWLS) causing injury resulting from an accident last October involving a Rothbury woman who was injured after she fell from…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 26-year-old Fruitport man was sentenced to serve three months in jail of a nine-month discretionary sentence Monday, Jan. 4, in 27th Circuit Court for a conviction of driving while license suspended (DWLS) causing injury. Eli James Obradovich received credit for one day served in jail. In exchange for Obradovich’s guilty plea last…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The 27-year-old Shelby woman who was sentenced to jail last month for a conviction of harboring a felon is looking at additional jail time after pleading “no contest” to accessory after the fact to a felony in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Jan. 4. Abigail Delight Dutton, of 64 S. Michigan Ave., hid Patrick…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The 18-year-old Ludington man who was arrested last September by the Pentwater Police Department after jumping from his vehicle during a high-speed chase was sentenced to concurrent terms of 18 months to four years and 18 months to five years in prison in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Jan 4. Valentine Alejandro Segura, of…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 35-year-old Hesperia woman was sentenced to serve 76 days in jail of a one-year discretionary jail sentence in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Jan. 4, for a conviction of operating/maintaining a laboratory involving methamphetamine. Ricky Marie Hall received credit for 76 days already served in the Oceana County Jail. In exchange for Hall’s…
The following is recent activity in Oceana County of the Hart post of the Michigan State Police: Friday, Jan. 1, 2016: – 9:55 a.m., a 23-year-old Holton man was arrested for illegal entry and possession of marijuana, 6000 block of Skeels Rd., Otto Township. – 3:50 p.m., a 29-year-old Hesperia man was arrested for illegal transport of medical marijuana, Garfield…
Marcella “Sally” Ostrum, 80, of Montague, died January 2, 2016. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby. Audrey Duke, 86, of Whitehall, died Dec. 31, 2015. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby. View OCP’s death notice archives here.
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. GRANT TOWNSHIP — A 31-year-old Rothbury man was jailed early this morning following a high speed chase with Oceana County sheriff’s deputies. Lt. Craig Mast said a deputy witnessed the man failing to yield for a stop sign on southbound Oceana Drive in New Era at 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015. Mast said the deputy…
SHELBY — The village, which has been without a Department of Public Works (DPW) supervisor for over a year, announced that the position has been filled with the recent hiring of Greg Macintosh of Middleville, Michigan. Macintosh begins duties, Jan. 4, said Village Administrator Chelsea Stratil. He will be paid a $50,000 yearly salary with benefits, said Village President Paul…
E. Jane Martin, 78, of Rothbury, died December 27, 2015. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby. List of 2015 deaths on record.
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. SHELBY — Shelby Police Chief Robert Wilson has been suspended from his job without pay pending an internal investigation, according to Village Administrator Chelsea Stratil. Police Officer Terry TenBrink has been named “acting chief” in the meantime, Stratil said. “Until the investigation concludes, there is no further comment,” Stratil said. OCP has been informed by…
SHELBY — The Shelby Village Council meeting scheduled for Monday, Dec. 28, at 7 p.m. has been canceled due to weather conditions.
The police news is sponsored by Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart), www.springsteadlaw.com. SHELBY — Troopers from the Hart post of the Michigan State Police arrested a 35-year-old Rothbury man Wednesday, Dec. 23, at 10:58 p.m. at Oceana Drive and Grant Road for fleeing and eluding and operating while intoxicated. The suspect was lodged in…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HESPERIA — A couple from Hesperia, who are business owners, fell victim to a scam last week that resulted in the loss of $2,477, said Lt. Craig Mast of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office. “They were contacted by phone and were led to believe that they were talking to a Consumers Energy representative,” Mast said.…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. FERRY TOWNSHIP — A 46-year-old Ferry man faces charges of felonious assault and possession of marijuana following an altercation, Dec. 23, in which he allegedly threatened his girlfriend and her teenage son with a knife and had five bags of marijuana in his possession when he was arrested, according to Lt. Craig Mast of the…
Max Kokx, 82, of Pentwater, passed away December 23, 2015. Arrangements by King Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Hart. List of 2015 deaths on record.
Story and photo contributed by Ron Beeber. PENTWATER — The Pentwater Service Club collected over $500 in nine hours in front of the Pentwater Post Office, Dec. 18 and 19. Adding that to the Club’s $200 kickoff contribution, the club’s campaign chair Jerry Emery turned over $711.86 to the Salvation Army serving the area. It’s estimated that the Salvation…
Consumers Energy crews have started the work of helping homes and businesses that lost power in a storm that brought damaging winds across Michigan early Thursday, Dec. 24. Crews from outside the state are expected to arrive in Michigan later today. Since 2 p.m. Wednesday, over 135,000 customers have been affected, first by a line of thunderstorms followed by high…
Damaging winds with gusts topping 60 mph have left more than 82,000 Consumers Energy customers across much of western and northern Michigan without power, according to a Consumers Energy press release. Nearly 36,800 Great Lakes Energy members remain without power Thursday morning in all 26 counties served by the electric cooperative due to power line damage caused by the wind…
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