CHARLES CITY – A Charles City man committed the serious crime of not only stealing beer – but tossing it into the river.
The incident happened on Wednesday, October 18. At about 12:42 PM, Charles City police were called on a report of shoplifter in the 600 block of Gilbert Street. Police soon encountered 30-year-old Dean Larry Naeve in the 100 block of Milwaukee. Allegedly, Naeve stole beer from a business, was intoxicated, and threw some of the beer into a river.
Naeve was jailed on charges of public intoxication 3rd offense, 5th degree theft, and putting debris in the river.