Man believed to have stolen dozens of fire hydrants
Apr 23 2010
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.— A man was arrested for allegedly stealing dozens of fire hydrants to sell for scrap. The 45 year-old perp was nabbed by coppers on Wednesday and remained in the slammer on Friday. The dude is thought to have purloined 45 hydrants. He posed as a repairman, shut off the water, unbolted the 80- to 100-pound hydrants and made off with them in broad daylight.
The perp was caught because a suspicious water district employee in San Bernardino spotted the crook based on a description provided by witnesses to the thefts.
The pilfered hydrants were cut up and sold for scrap for about $150 to $160 per hydrant whereas they cost up to $1,800 to replace - bad economics.
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