Man Arrested With Stolen Light Pole

[rack'm]

BALTIMORE -- A Baltimore man faces theft charges after he was spotted over the weekend driving with a 30-foot-long light pole sticking out of his station wagon.

 

[jazz lady]

What a moronica!

In other Bal-mor news...

Bees attack dozens of Baltimore schoolchildren

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dozens of children at a Baltimore-area elementary school were stung by bees after stumbling upon them during a science lesson on Thursday, fire department officials said.

The entire second-grade class of about 100 students at Deep Creek Elementary School was studying trees in nearby woods when one child disturbed a nest of bees.

The distressed bees stung 47 children, two of whom suffered a mild allergic reaction.

 

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This was the first arrest since more than 130 light posts had been stolen throughout the city within the past six weeks

What the hell can you do with a light pole? And why would you want 130 of them?

 

[bresamil]

BALTIMORE -- A Baltimore man faces theft charges after he was spotted over the weekend driving with a 30-foot-long light pole sticking out of his station wagon.

Sounds like something from the old "Crooks are stupid" bits on the radio.

 

[itsbob]

What are they made of??

And how much is that metal worth per poound?

Heard a similar story a few years back about manhole covers.. people were stealing them and getting $$$ for them.

 

[Dougstermd]

What the hell can you do with a light pole? And why would you want 130 of them?

I don't think the same guy took all 130 poles. Maybe he was building a pier. Maybe his backyard was dark and he needed to hang 130 lights???

 

[gumby]

What a moronica!

In other Bal-mor news...

Bees attack dozens of Baltimore schoolchildren

What kind of class has 100 kids in it???

 

[Ken King]

What kind of class has 100 kids in it???

It was the "entire second grade class" which in this case I believe that it is made up of 4 classes of second graders.

 

[Kali]

What the hell can you do with a light pole? And why would you want 130 of them?

i was thinking the same thing.

 

[Mikeinsmd]

What are they made of?? And how much is that metal worth per poound? Heard a similar story a few years back about manhole covers.. people were stealing them and getting $$$ for them.

They are made of either steel, aluminum or fiberglass. I'm guessing this one was alum. or fiberglass because a 30' steel pole is heavy!!

 

[jazz lady]

Maybe it was just pole envy? :shrug: