Manitowoc man arrested after selling bag of broken up drywall as heroin for $150

MANITOWOC - A 26-year-old Manitowoc man was arrested Friday after he attempted to sell a bag of broken up drywall as heroin to another man.

Police responded to the report of an alleged robbery at knifepoint in the parking lot of a business in the 3400 block of Calumet Avenue around 2:19 p.m. Friday. Officers learned, however, that the victim had allegedly arranged to buy heroin but was instead sold a bag of broken up drywall for $150 by Adam W. Zipperer.

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Zipperer met the victim in the parking lot of the business, got in his car, gave him the fake heroin, took the $150 and then quickly got out of the car, a police report said. The victim quickly realized the bag contained fake drugs and then tried to block in the vehicle Zipperer and another man were inside of.

Zipperer escaped in his vehicle, but a police report said the victim then followed Zipperer's vehicle until Zipperer threw a $100 bill and a $50 bill out the window.

The passenger in Zipperer's vehicle was a relative of the victim's and was the one who had arranged the fake drug delivery, the police report said. When police approached Zipperer's vehicle, the passenger ran from the vehicle and was not located by police.

Inside Zipperer's vehicle, police found a bag that contained tin cookers, four syringes, two tourniquets, a razor blade, alcohol preps and tweezers, the police report said. Zipperer said none of the items belonged to him.

Zipperer had been put on probation one week earlier, the police report said.

Zipperer was arrested on suspicion of party to a crime deliver imitation controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and a probation hold.