Whitmer’s Legacy: Van Buren County sheriff, farmers warn stealing from fields is theft

Whitmer’s Legacy: Van Buren County sheriff, farmers warn stealing from fields is theft

The economy is getting so bad in Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Michigan, some folks are risking misdemeanor larceny charges to swipe crops from farmers’ fields. Jason Meachum, owner of High Acres Fruit Farm near Hartford, told WOOD that folks are already snapping asparagus stalks along the roadside, and he’s getting constant calls from neighbors about the thefts this year. The losses are obvious, he said, “because (what is left over is) so tall. “None…