A Knox man who pleaded guilty to burglary in connection with a break-in at a friend’s home last January was sentenced to 10 years in prison for that offense with none of that sentence suspended. Glenn Manns, 29, was also ordered to pay $250 in restitution to Arthur Norem, Jr. Court documents indicate Manns and James Royce stole copper, automobile parts, shotguns, a rifle, bows, knives and other items from Norem’s home. Royce has already been sentenced to 20 years in the Department of Corrections. Continue reading
Police Warn of Fraudulent Home Improvement Activity
A Plymouth man was recently charged with home improvement fraud after not completing a construction project that he had been paid to do.
According to an investigation with the Marshal County Sheriff’s Department, detectives received information that Glenn Manns, 28, was allegedly paid to seal a blacktop driveway and he failed to do the project.
Second Suspect Arrested in Grovertown Burglary
A second suspect in a recent Grovertown burglary is jailed after his arrest yesterday in Marshall County by detectives from the Starke County Sheriff’s Office. Glenn Manns, 28, of Knox, is being held at the Starke County Jail on preliminary charges of burglary, forgery and receiving stolen property. His bond has not yet been set. He’s the second person to be arrested in connection with a burglary reported Jan. 17 by a resident in the 5000 North block of 1100 East in Grovertown. According to investigators, the property owner reported he had received several of the stolen items back. Other items were reportedly taken to a scrap yard, pawned or returned to a local auto parts store. Officers served three search warrants in Starke and Marshall Counties. On Feb. 13 they arrested Jack Royce, 28, of Knox. He’s charged with burglary and receiving stolen property and is jailed on a $50,000 bond in Starke County.
