Motorist cited for open intoxicants, carrying a concealed pistol while drinking

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AMBER TOWNSHIP — A 53-year-old Montague man was cited by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office for open intoxicants and carrying a concealed pistol while consuming intoxicants following a traffic stop Wednesday, Nov. 25, at 9:13 p.m. at US 10 and Amber Road.

Other recent MCSO activity includes:

Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015:

– 5:27 p.m., car/deer crash, no injuries, Sugar Grove and Schoenherr roads, Sherman Township.

– 5:40 p.m., car/deer crash, no injuries, Stiles and Hansen roads, Amber Township.

– 6:15 p.m., car/deer crash, no injuries, Pere Marquette Hwy. and Lenz Road, PM Township.

– 7:45 p.m., car/deer crash, no injuries, US 31 north of US 10, Amber Township.

– 11:53 p.m., a 20-year-old Custer man was cited for driving while license suspended (DWLS) following a traffic stop, Sixth St. near PM Hwy., PM Township.

Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015:

– 4:26 a.m., a 20-year-old Manistee man was arrested on warrants issued in Manistee County for one count of operating while intoxicated; one count of minor in possession of alcohol; and one count of failure to report a crash following a traffic stop, US31 and Sugar Grove Rd., Sherman Township.