Thursday, May 29, 2008

Thefts all over town

Local authorities are blaming a rash of thefts on the rising cost of fuel, a struggling economy and the high price scrap metal is bringing at the salvage yards.

In the past few days, there have been all sorts of thefts reported in Marion and Crittenden County. Medication is missing from New Haven Assisted Living, cash belonging to a patient was allegedly stolen from a safe at Crittenden Hospital, cash from the till at Ideal gas station, checks from a parked van and lots of other metal items such as farm equipment and even a tractor.

The Crittenden Press is following up on all of these cases and will have details in next week's printed edition.

In the meantime, police say residents should be vigilant, keep their sheds locked and the children's bicycles put away. They're made of metal, too.