9:51 AM Sep 18, 2011
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Boat falls off trailer on Spring Lake street Friday

A Grand Haven man was cited for not having a secure load after the 27-foot boat he was trailing fell off the trailer and onto West Savidge Street in Spring Lake around 6:30 p.m. Friday, according to police. The man, whose name was not released by police, was driving a pickup truck with his friend's boat on the attached trailer. When he pulled his truck and trailer out of the Wesco gas station and onto South Cutler Street, the boat fell off the trailer, Spring Lake/Ferrysburg Police Officer Adam Hill said.
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10:20 AM Sep 16, 2011
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Dorr man jailed on home invasion charge

A 29-year-old Dorr man is facing home invasion charges for his alleged involvement in several Ottawa County burglaries. Richard William Bouse was arrested Monday and is facing a first-degree home invasion charge. Lt. Mark Bennett of the Ottawa County Sheriff's Department said Bouse is likely responsible for a series of home invasions in western and southern Ottawa County between Aug. 29 and Sept. 12.
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10:18 AM Sep 16, 2011
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Staff member injured at Muskegon school fight Thursday

Muskegon police were called to break up a fight between two female students where a staff member at the school has been injured on Thursday. Police were called at about 12:30 p.m. for a large fight at the corner of Maple Street and Ada Avenue at the Muskegon Public Schools Community Education Center. Jon Felske, district superintendent, said an administrative assistant was escorting two girls from the building after a fight when she was knocked to the ground. The woman hit her head and was knocked unconscious. She was taken to the hospital and treated for her injury.
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11:13 AM Sep 15, 2011
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Police: 3 teens admit to damaging WOHS press box

Three teenagers have admitted to causing more than $25,000 in damage to the football field press box at West Ottawa High School. Sgt. Valerie Weiss of the Ottawa County Sheriff's Department said tips generated from media reports led deputies to the teenagers. Investigators said the teens broke into the press box on Riley Street sometime Saturday night or Sunday morning. Every window in the press box was broken and the interior windows sustained serious damage. The stadium's sound system was also damaged.
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10:48 AM Sep 15, 2011
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Man in bloody mattress case getting mental exam

A man who authorities said was found with a bloody mattress in the back of his pickup truck following a crash in southwest Michigan is getting a competency evaluation. Harold Ordway is charged with weapons violations after authorities said they also found a gun following the minor Sept. 2 accident near Plainwell. Defense lawyer Fred R. Hunter requested the competency evaluation. An Allegan County judge agreed to the request on Wednesday.
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10:32 AM Sep 15, 2011
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Father in missing baby case facing reduced charges

The Ludington father of a baby who has been missing since late June is facing reduced charges in her disappearance. A judge on Wednesday dismissed a kidnapping charge filed against 21-year-old Sean Phillips. He's jailed on $250,000 bond, and scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday on charges of parental kidnapping and unlawful imprisonment. Phillips now faces up to 15 years in prison instead of a possible life sentence.
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11:23 AM Sep 15, 2011
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Ravenna woman with Alzheimer’s is missing

UPDATE (11:23 a.m.): The woman was reportedly found about a mile from her home. The Muskegon County Sheriff's Department is searching for a missing woman, who is an Alzheimer's patient. The Sheriff's Department said Marilyn Baustert, 75, left a home on foot in the 200 block of North Bossett Road sometime between 9 p.m. Wednesday and 3 a.m. today. A family member woke up and found her missing. Marilyn Bastert is 5-foot-3-inches tall and weighs 165 pounds. She has brown eyes.
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11:40 AM Sep 14, 2011
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Muskegon man shot and robbed; suspect sought

Police are on the lookout for two men who robbed and shot another man outside a Muskegon apartment complex on Tuesday night. Muskegon Police said the shooting happened around 9:45 p.m. at the Glen Oaks apartment complex on Harvey Street. Residents called 911 after hearing shots fired. When officers arrived, they found a man laying on the ground. He was shot at least two times and told police two men he did not know robbed him. The man is recovering at a local hospital, authorities said; however, his condition is not known.
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12:00 PM Sep 13, 2011
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Man pleads guilty to soliciting teen online, texting

A Vicksburg man is facing prison time after admitting he sent Internet and text messages to someone he thought was a 14-year-old girl seeking sex. Christopher Sparks, 27, entered a guilty plea Monday to charges including accosting children for immoral purposes, and using a computer to commit a crime. Wyoming Police arrested Sparks at a park on June 6. They said he had arranged to meet a teenage girl at the park for sex, after meeting her through online social networking sites. Officers said Sparks switched to text messages to set up the meeting spot.
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10:54 AM Sep 13, 2011
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Vandals cause $25k in damage to WOHS press box

Police are looking for suspects who caused more than $25,000 in damage to West Ottawa High School's football field press box over the weekend. Sgt. Valerie Weiss of the Ottawa County Sheriff's Department said the damage was discovered Sunday. Police believe someone caused the damage late Saturday night or early Sunday morning. Weiss said the vandals destroyed the building's sound equipment and items left inside the press box, and they also smashed all of the windows in the building.
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