A Springfield woman contacted deputies Tuesday after a scrap contractor she had been dealing with removed property that was not scrap.

The woman said she hired the man, known to her as “Little Opossum,” to clear her property of scrap metals and sell them. She said that in six months of work last year, the man had brought her $3,000.

Earlier this month, however, the woman said she noticed several items missing that weren’t scrap. She told the individual to stop taking items and to stay away from her property. However, the man continues to remove her property, the incident report said.

A concerned resident told deputies that a Springfield man had purchased the woman’s antique International Harvester Farm All Super A tractor, an IH Farm All 140 tractor and a John Deere Model 60 tractor. According to the incident report, the man said he observed the subject and the subject’s nephew remove the tractors from the woman’s property.

In other reports:

* A Eutawville man was arrested Tuesday after an argument with his sister.

A Baltimore woman told police at around 4 p.m. that she and her 46-year-old brother got into a dispute at his house after he threw a brick at a dog. The brother said he grabbed a shovel after she came at him with a butter knife, the report said.

Deputies checked the man’s background, found he had several outstanding warrants and took him to jail.

* A truck reported stolen by a North woman was found in Lexington County within minutes of her call.

The woman said she had loaned her 2000 Dodge Ram truck to her son. She said her son returned the truck and walked inside. She then noticed the vehicle missing, the report said.

However, as deputies entered the truck into NCIC, it was discovered to have been located in Lexington County by deputies there. The truck had been involved in an incident involving the theft of pine straw, the report said.

* An Orangeburg man said his Goff Avenue property was vandalized Tuesday.

The man said someone broke through a double-pane window at his property to gain entry.

Inside, the perpetrators damaged several walls, windows and toilet facilities, causing an estimated $4,000 in damage.

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