Man arrested for trying to scrap a 40' Light Standard (pics)

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http://www.wftv.com/news/17035067/detail.html

Man Found With 40-Foot Light Pole Strapped To Minivan

A man in south Florida said the bad economy forced him to commit a bizarre crime.

When Miami police pulled over 42-year-old Elio Valero, he had a 40-foot light pole strapped to the top of his minivan. He happened to be in front of a scrap yard.

Valero told police that times are hard and people need to do what they have to do to survive.

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wow! PureXTC made it all the way to florida?

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I posed a question.

You made a statement.

See the difference?

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lol wtf

Oh jeeze and you’re calling me a nerd… :picard:

That insane. People are just stealing anything to get some money . Someone just stole 4 jail doors from outside our shop and each one was about 300 lbs

… lol

Dude. Times are bad.

i thought first gen caravan for sure :tdown:

I guess while the cops were at the yard dealing with this guy they picked off someone bringing in manhole covers… :bloated:

first thing I thought too. lol

do people really believe no one will notice that shit? :smash2:

seriously

Ive seen someone try to take a City of Buffalo street light to the scrap yard before

god, the laziness of thieves these days. at least break into a vacant house and steal the pipes.

or at least cut the light pole into 4 foot sections… :roflpicard:

lol i think he may have got more for the bulb

LOL. I don’t know. This seems like more work.

And I have pics of a thief/scrapper returning our scrap with TTPD yesterday. :roflpicard:

lazy ass probably took a pre-knocked over one from a drunk driver or something.

Elio Valero

there ya go, not the smartest

If times are that hard assface how bout getting a fucking JOB.