On 2/7/17, the Plymouth County Sheriff's Office investigated a theft from a farm auction. On 2/4/17, there was a farm auction at the Mike Wiener farm at 32502 Marble Avenue, Hinton, Iowa. An individual at the auction purchased over $7,000 worth of items using a fraudulent bidding number. Those items were a snowblower attachment for a skidloader, a post hole auger attachment for a skidloader, a Chicago portable generator, a large green tool cabinet, a tractor dual tire safety rack, and a meat slicer. The suspect is unknown at this time.
The Plymouth County Sheriff's Office is asking for assistance in identifying this suspect. If you or someone you know was at this sale and have any information that would help identify this suspect, please contact Deputy Leusink at the Plymouth County Sheriff's Office at 712-546-8191.