A man entrusted with home deliveries for a water supply company turned out to be helping himself to prescription medicines from client’s homes and is being pursued by authorities in Van Buren County following a complaint from a homeowner who discovered the scheme.
Van Buren County Sheriff’s Deputies Ryan McFanin and Robert Miersma were called out to the 27000 block of 2nd Avenue in Pine Grove Township near Gobles shortly before 2pm on Monday, August 21st. A 35-year old employee of the water supply company was identified as the one who was going through customers’ homes and stealing prescription medicines from client homes during his shift on duty.
Authorities are trying to determine if other homes were hit by the thief, as they work to identify both the worker and any other potential victims of his home invasion crime spree.
Van Buren County Sheriff Daniel Abbott is asking anyone with information on the matter and/or other victims to contact his office at 269-657-3101.
Police did not identify the name of the water distribution company that the alleged thief was working for when the break ins occurred.
