2/26/14 - A trail of stolen cigarette packs led police to a Putnam Township man who confessed to stealing them from a local party store. Livingston County Sheriff Bob Bezotte said his deputies responded at about 11pm Monday night to an alarm at the Hell Country Store on Patterson Lake Road. They found a broken window and two packs of cigarettes in the snow right beneath it. They also notices fresh footprints in the snow, which they followed to a private road, where two more packs were located. They then knocked on the door of the home and were invited in by 27-year-old Matthew Thomas Morrison. Once inside they spotted six more packs, at which point Morrison confessed that he had used a flashlight to break the window and reach into steal the cigarettes. He was arraigned Tuesday on a charge of breaking and entering a building with intent to steal. In all, he stole 10 packs of cigarettes. His bond was set at $5,000. If he does meet bond, the judge ordered that he must wear an electronic tether. Morrison is due back in 53rd District Court March 4th for a preliminary exam conference. (JK)
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