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MANSON A Lake City man is charged with burglary after burglarizing one vehicle and stealing another, according to Manson Police Chief Gerald Frick.
James Geopfert, 32, allegedly tampered with a vehicle identification number, took items from it and stole a second vehicle.
Geopfert later removed the VIN plate from the dash of the stolen car and dumped it in Cass County, Frick reported.
Geopfert was arrested by the Cass County Sheriff’s Department.
Geopfert was charged on Jan. 6 with second-degree theft and third-degree burglary.
Frick said during the past several weeks Manson police have received multiple complaints of car burglaries.
Jan 23, 2021
MANSON A Lake City man was recently arrested for taking items from a vehicle in Manson and stealing another vehicle there, according to police.
James Geopfert was arrested on Jan. 6 and charged with second degree theft, third degree burglary and tampering with a vehicle identification number, Manson Police Chief Gerald Frick reported.
He was arrested by Cass County sheriff’s deputies after taking the vehicle identification number plate off of the stolen car and abandoning it in that county.
The arrest came as the Manson Police Department has investigated several vehicle burglary complaints over the last three weeks.
Frick said the burglars walk around and pull on the door handles of vehicles. If the door opens, they take any valuable items out of the vehicle.