3/5/14 - A Putnam Township man busted by police who followed a trail of stolen cigarette packs to him from a local party store has been bound over for trial. An exam in 53rd District Court for 27-year-old Matthew Thomas Morrison was waived Tuesday, sending his case over to Livingston County Circuit Court for trial. Heâs charged with breaking and entering a building with intent to steal and his $5,000 bond was also amended to a personal recognizance bond. New court dates were pending. Deputies with the Livingston County Sheriffâs Department responded to an alarm at the Hell Country Store on Patterson Lake Road at around 11pm February 24th. They discovered a broken window and two packs of cigarettes beneath it, as well as fresh footprints in the snow. They followed the footprints to a home on a private road, where police say Morrison confessed that he had used a flashlight to break the window and steal 10 packs of cigarettes. (JM)
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