Two suspects arrested for wire theft
This is from my colleague Lori Consalvo:
Two people have been arrested for allegedly stealing copper wiring from a Claremont park over the weekend.
Michael Hinds, 52, and Jesse Joel Page, 51, both Ontario residents, were being held Wednesday at the Claremont jail on suspicion of grand theft in lieu of $20,000, according to a police news release.
Sometime between Saturday night and Monday morning, more than 3,000 feet of underground copper wire - valued at $7,500 - was stolen from the athletic field light poles at Padua Park, 4200 Padua Ave., police said.
On Wednesday, police officers researched the license plate of a vehicle seen near the park at the time of the theft, which led them to Hinds' residence.
Once there, police found wire strippings seen throughout the yard and a receipt for the recycling of copper wire, according to the news release.
The investigation also led police to Page's residence, who was allegedly in the process of stripping wire when detectives arrived.
The amount of wire recycled, along with additional evidence found during the investigation, made police believe more wire was hidden around the perimeter of the park.
A search revealed a large quantity of wire covered and concealed by loose brush, according to the news release.
I can not understand the logic behind people like this. All the energy, effort, and ingenuity it would take to orchestrate a crime such as this is actually hard to fathom. Would it not be easier to take a shower, brush their tooth, comb their hair and get a 9 to 5 like the majority of us. Hasn't anyone ever told the that "CRIME DON'T PAY"? I have only two words to say "RIDICULOUS" and "IDIOTS". Get with life!!!