A Riverside County man has been arrested after he reportedly stole multiple fire hydrants in order to sell them for scrap.
According to police, the unidentified 45 year old man stole as many as 45 fire hydrants in San Bernardino County and Riverside County in Southern California.

The man, who posed as a repairman, stole the fire hydrants in broad daylight. He simply unbolted the hydrants from the ground and took them away. They hydrants weigh anywhere from 80 to 100 pounds.

The man sold the fire hydrants for scrap at a rate of $1.60 a pound. Authorities said the fire hydrants cost nearly $2000 each to replace.

The man was not caught until a water district employee noticed him acting suspiciously and notified San Bernardino police.

I mean, why not? You steal one, you get a way with out, you steal two, you get away with it, you steal 44 and you get away with it and then caught on the 45th. And all of this done in broad daylight. Seems pretty easy to me and I am guessing that is why he kept stealing them.

So if you want to steal something, go to San Bernardino or Riverside Counties, because obviously there must be a lack of police on duty, or they are just not smart enough to catch a thief who is lifting 100 pounds of bright yellow metal in broad daylight.

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