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Warrant issued for Toledo man for Electro Prime scrap theft
Thanks to tips from readers of the Rossford Record Journal, the Rossford Police Department has identified two men as suspects in the theft of aluminum and copper at Electro Prime.
Last week, the police department released security photos of a man and vehicle involved in the crime.
Police Chief Glenn Goss said a warrant has been issued for Martin I. Hollowell, 43, Wilford Drive, Toledo, charging him with theft, a fifth-degree felony, and vandalism, a fourth-degree felony, that allegedly occurred around 7 p.m., April 29.
Another suspect is still being investigated, he said.
“We did receive calls based on release of the pictures,” the chief explained.
Detective Sergeant Todd Kitzler tracked the vehicle to its owner in Ottawa Lake, Michigan, who is not believed to be connected with the crime.
The suspect dismantled a large heating/air conditioning unit at Electro Prime, in the Hunger industrial complex on Dixie Highway, for the aluminum scrap and copper.
Sgt. Kitzler recovered all of the stolen property in Monroe County, the chief said, adding that the HVAC unit and four radiators were valued at $16,000.
“He planned to sell it to the scrap yard for the recycle value,” Chief Goss said.
Rossford lies at the heart of the Crossroads of America, an area experiencing tremendous economic growth, located at the crossroads of Interstate 75 and the Ohio Turnpike. The city's population of approximately 6,000 is primarily a mix of descendants of Polish, Czechoslovakian, German and Ukrainian workers who came from Pennsylvania to work at the glass plant, now Pilkington.
Rossford was incorporated as a village in 1939 and as a city in 1971. The City is a municipal corporation which operates under its own charter and is governed by a mayor and seven-member City Council. Rossford is served by full-time police and part-time fire departments, dispatched from the neighboring Village of Walbridge.
The City maintains a Community Recreation Center and three parks, one of which,Veterans Memorial Park, features a seasonal marina along with picnic areas and diamonds and courts for baseball, tennis, basketball and volleyball.
Rossford has three elementary schools, Glenwood, Indian Hills and Eagle Point, a junior high and high school and All Saints parochial school for grades pre-kindergarten through eight.
The city boasts a public library and many service and community organizations such as the Rossford Business Association, Lions Club and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Its Rossford Community Service League sponsors annual activities such as a Valentine's Day Dance, Easter egg hunt, Halloween, Memorial Day parades and their Christmas tree lighting.
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