Man Finds out the True Cost of Steel
MIAMI (WSVN) — A man who police arrested for stealing a 40-foot-long street lamp pole said the economy made him do it.
Miami Police stopped Elio Valero, 42, just as he was driving up to the recycling center located at Northwest Seventh Avenue and 21 Street with the aluminum pole belonging to Florida Power & Light strapped to the top of his minivan.
Just before 12:30 p.m. crime scene investigators could be seen snapping pictures of the evidence. The pole was tied down to the top of the van with ropes. It even had red rags attached to each end to let motorists know the van was hauling something huge.
July 30th, 2008 at 8:17 am
wow that’s pretty lame… why do people always resort to doing illegal things out of desperation for money? it’s very counter productive to get incarcerated, fined, and put on public service duty when you’re desperate for money.