Man loses $1,070 on bus after withdrawing money from bank
A 25-year-old Monroe man reported losing $1,070 after he dropped his wallet on a Lake Erie Transit bus last week.
The man told the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office he rode the bus about 3:15 p.m. to withdraw $1,000 from his grandmother’s bank account so she could pay some bills. He added that to $70 he already had. On his way home, he realized the wallet was missing and returned to the bus he rode. He found the wallet with his credit cards and identification inside, but the money was missing.
He reported the money missing to the bus service and asked to review a surveillance camera on the bus. The company said it only releases camera footage to police after a report has been filed, which the man did, a deputy’s report said. Authorities are checking the footage. The grandmother said the money was all she had and wants to press charges against the offender if the person if identified.
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Man arrested for theft of plywood from construction site
A 40-year-old Dundee man was arrested Friday morning in connection with the theft of an estimated $1,500 worth of sheets of plywood stolen from a construction site in Canton.
The man was taken into custody about 9:20 a.m. Friday after the white 2013 Chevrolet pickup he was driving to pull a utility trailer hauling several sheets of 4-by-8-foot sheets of plywood was stopped on Lewis Ave. near Borg Dr. in Temperance, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. A man who worked at the site called 911 after he saw the pickup and trailer on Lewis and then followed it, keeping authorities updated on their movement. The suspect told deputies he bought the plywood last week from a Monroe man, but did not know the seller’s last name or have any proof of the purchase. The trailer contained sheets manufactured by Georgia Pacific that matched those that were among 88 sheets stolen from the construction site, a deputy’s report
Man arrested after passing out at the wheel at intersection
A 44-year-old Ida man was arrested by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office after the silver 2015 Kia Optima he was driving was found running idle in the middle of Crabb Rd. in Temperance with the driver slumped over against the driver door and passed out early Saturday morning.
Sheriff’s deputies found the car at the intersection with Samaria Rd. just after 12 a.m. with the driver having his foot on the brake while the vehicle was still in drive, a deputy’s report said.
Deputies found a paper bindle and baggie with suspected heroin inside along with a crack pipe, a syringe cap and a pocket knife with a white residue at the end of it. The suspect had slurred speech and couldn’t maintain his balance when questioned, the report said.
In hopes of encouraging COVID-19 vaccinations, Monroe County Community College, the Monroe County Health Department and ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital hosted a special panel presentation Friday regarding vaccination efforts.
The program, The Importance of Being Vaccinated - A Presentation by Health Officials took place via Zoom, as has been common for public meetings and webinars during the pandemic.
The program was scheduled amid a spike in COVID-19 cases across Michigan and Monroe County that has picked up national attention; efforts by state and local health officials to ramp up vaccinations for Michigan residents age 16 and older; and the reorganization of supplies because administration of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is temporarily paused.