A Manning man was taken into custody over the weekend following a Crawford County Sheriff’s Office investigation into a report of a stolen tractor in late December. Sheriff, Jim Steinkuehler, says 36-year-old Tyler DuWayne Leitz of rural Manning was arrested Sunday for first-degree theft, a class C felony, for allegedly stealing a 1976 John Deere 4030 from a farm in the 1700 block of H Avenue near Charter Oak. Law enforcement received a tip that the missing tractor was on Leitz’s property in the 2800 block of 390
th Street. Authorities located the partially disassembled tractor in a shed with the serial numbers scratched off and the ID tag removed. Leitz told officers he had purchased the $18,000 tractor for $1,000 from an unidentified male on Jan. 6. Further investigation revealed Leitz was unable to provide any additional information about the supposed seller. In addition to its monetary value, the tractor also held sentimental value to the owners as it was their father’s fi
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The Crawford County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in recovering a stolen tractor. Sometime between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m. on the morning of Sunday, Dec. 27, a 4030 open-cab John Deere was taken. The tractor has a red fuel cap and a loader and had an old heat-houser unit installed at the time of its disappearance. Authorities and the family have been able to track the John Deere to a little southeast of Schleswig. The family says the loss is not only monetary, but sentimental as well as this was their father’s first tractor. If you believe you have seen this John Deere or have any details on its whereabouts, contact the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office at 712-263-2146.
Police K9 tracks man who fled from police, broke into occupied home
Updated Dec 24, 2020;
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CRAWFORD COUNTY, MI – A man was arrested after he fled from police and broke into an occupied home in Crawford County.
The incident began at 3:11 a.m. on Dec. 23 when Crawford County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a Speedway gas station in Grayling for a suspicious situation.
A Michigan State Police trooper attempted to stop the suspect vehicle after it left the gas station and the driver refused to stop. Deputies caught up to the suspect vehicle and tried to get him to stop, but he fled at speeds of 90 mph in a 55-mph zone, police said.