Two arrested for trailer larceny, drug possession
Published 3:13 pm Monday, June 17, 2019
EDWARDSBURG —Edwardsburg Police have arrested two individuals for larceny of a trailer, possession of meth and outstanding warrants.
At 12:30 a.m. on Monday, an officer with the Ontwa Township/Edwardsburg Police Department was on patrol when he observed a suspicious vehicle backed up to a utility trailer parked in Lunker’s parking lot, said Chief Douglas Westrick of the Ontwa Township Edwardsburg Police Department. The officer made contact with the driver of the vehicle, as well as a passenger. The officer investigated the activity and determined that the driver was attempting to steal the utility trailer.
A passenger was also arrested on warrants from another agency, Westrick said. The officer then performed an inventory search of the vehicle, locating methamphetamine, along with tools used in burglaries. The driver was charged with possession of methamphetamine, as well as the attempted theft of the utility trailer.
The driver and passenger were transported to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office and lodged on the charges. Names are being withheld pending arraignment.
The Edwardsburg Police Department asked that anyone with information regarding this case or any other criminal activity to call the Ontwa Township Edwardsburg Police Department at (269) 663-8444 or email otepd@comcast.net.