The new small-town crime thread

1:19 p.m. -- A 77-year-old Midland Township woman was defrauded out of $549.49 after allowing someone to access her computer. A check for that amount was re-routed to an unknown location or account.

2:57 p.m. -- Deputies were dispatched to a Mills Township address after a 36-year-old man called for help. The man was paranoid from smoking marijuana and ingesting other drugs. The man was transported to MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland by EMS prior to the police's arrival.

10:24 p.m. -- Deputies were dispatched to a Lincoln Township residence in reference to a vehicle stuck in the driveway. The passenger, a 34-year-old Bay City man, was arrested for possession of methamphetamine.

I'm pretty sure that had to have been the case. That place is way out in the boonies... I can't imagine it'd be any other way.

Yeah you don't call the cops to get you unstuck if you're packing dope in your car. This is rookie level dumb.

CL-Ed wrote:

Today I came across the Australian version of this subject.

Okay that's a pretty good list of crimes. Our local newspaper has been working to make it so you have to subscribe to read anything online, so I've had a hard time getting our crime reports.

That said, here's the latest batch:

9:47 p.m. - A deputy was sent to a Homer Township home for a report of a possible larceny. Contact was made with the female complainant, who said her ex-boyfriend possibly took medication and some video game equipment for her. The game equipment was bought jointly, and she was advised how to resolve the matter civilly. Contact was made with the ex-boyfriend, who said he moved her medication but did not take it. Both parties stated there was a verbal argument that day, but no assault.

3:12 p.m. - A 56-year-old Lincoln Township man reported that his dogs continuously run off. The man believes his neighbors are messing with him by calling his dogs into the woods. The man never saw anyone in the area or heard anyone calling his dogs, but plans on setting up some video cameras on the property.

3:10 a.m. - A deputy was dispatched to a Jerome Township residence in reference a suspicious noise the complainant heard just outside their residence. The deputy arrived on-scene and located numerous rabbits feeding on plants just outside the house. It is suspected the animals were making the noise heard by the complainant.

"Hello police, I'd like to report a B&E. Who's doing it? A group of rabbits."

So small time crime... some jerk broke into a bunch of cars in my neighborhood last night, mine included. They didn't get anything out of our van, but they did rifle through it. I got the footprint in the snow and notice that stuff had been gone through. Our neighbors all had their cars broken into, too. They covered multiple blocks in a single evening.

Grr. Makes me agitated!

I don't think they've caught them yet. Still pretty crazy. I have a Ring doorbell and was considering getting a camera for my back yard in case someone tried to come through my yard. Definitely going to be putting one up now.

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