New Carlisle man arrested for selling stolen property to Plymouth detective

Friday, November 8, 2024 at 12:00 AM

By Kathy Bottorff

In a sting-operation, Detectives with the Plymouth Police Department arrested a New Carlisle man selling stolen merchandise.

On Wednesday, November 6^th at 3:15 in the afternoon officers with the Plymouth Police Department assisted detectives with the arrest of 40-year-old Eric Hancz who had stolen from Walmart.

Unbeknownst to Hancz, he had set up to sell the stolen item to city detectives and meet them in the Walmart Parking Lot. Plymouth officers located Hancz and took him into custody for theft, possession of stolen property, driving while suspended with a prior, possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia, and on a warrant out of Elkhart County.

Eric Hancz was transported to Marshall County Jail, where he was booked in and held on a $1,500 cash bond.

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