Published: July 31, 2008 08:00 pm      

TC man allegedly stole inflatable raft

TRAVERSE CITY -- A Traverse City man faces a larceny charge for the alleged theft of an inflatable raft from a boat moored in the Boardman River.

Traverse City police arrested a 56-year-old man for allegedly stealing a raft from a boat moored in the river north of Front Street. The boat owner called police just after 9 p.m. Wednesday, after he saw the suspect with the raft and found it missing from his boat, Capt. Steve Morgan said.

The suspect had a shopping cart full of items, which police are investigating as other potentially stolen property, Morgan said.

Police withheld the suspect's name pending his scheduled arraignment today.