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Digging up in-law's dirt results in theft charge
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August 10, 2009 08:12:00 AM
By TONY SIMMONS / Online Editor
SOUTHPORT – A man called authorities Saturday, Aug. 8, when he discovered that his in-laws had stolen dirt from a pile he had bought and hauled to his property off Skunk Valley Road. He told a deputy that he had noticed some of the dirt missing, had seen his brother-in-law next door on a backhoe, and saw dirt had been spread in their driveway.
“I looked at the pile of dirt, and it appeared that it had been recently moved,� the deputy wrote in the report. “Tractor tracks in the area matched those that were subsequently observed in� the inlaws’ yard next door.
The deputy went next door and spoke to the complainant’s father-in-law, who immediately stated that he had taken the dirt to fill in the driveway where his son-in-law had made some ruts. He added that he was going to get the remainder of the dirt later. He “appeared very upset,� the deputy reported.
The deputy told the man and his son they should not return to the complainant’s property. The complainant completed a sworn written statement and signed complaints charging his father-in-law with petit theft.
Digging up in-law's dirt results in theft charge
Comments 1 | Recommend 0
August 10, 2009 08:12:00 AM
By TONY SIMMONS / Online Editor
SOUTHPORT – A man called authorities Saturday, Aug. 8, when he discovered that his in-laws had stolen dirt from a pile he had bought and hauled to his property off Skunk Valley Road. He told a deputy that he had noticed some of the dirt missing, had seen his brother-in-law next door on a backhoe, and saw dirt had been spread in their driveway.
“I looked at the pile of dirt, and it appeared that it had been recently moved,� the deputy wrote in the report. “Tractor tracks in the area matched those that were subsequently observed in� the inlaws’ yard next door.
The deputy went next door and spoke to the complainant’s father-in-law, who immediately stated that he had taken the dirt to fill in the driveway where his son-in-law had made some ruts. He added that he was going to get the remainder of the dirt later. He “appeared very upset,� the deputy reported.
The deputy told the man and his son they should not return to the complainant’s property. The complainant completed a sworn written statement and signed complaints charging his father-in-law with petit theft.
