Thieves in California are now stealing fire hydrants and everyone is asking the exact same question that you're asking
NotTheBee.com ^ | 6-4-2024 | Jesse JamesPosted on 6/4/2024, 2:20:09 PM by servo1969
Even for crime-ridden, rapidly-descending-into-anarchy California, this is pretty crime-ridden, rapidly-descending-into-anarchy California:
A series of fire hydrant thefts in the Florence-Firestone neighborhood of South Los Angeles has left residents without a working hydrant near their homes.The thefts of four hydrants near the intersection of 82nd Street and Hooper Avenue mean the block doesn't have even one operating hydrant, KTLA's Jennifer McGraw reports.
It's no joke. The crooks are literally ripping the hydrants off the street and taking them away.
Now, you likely have just one question to ask after seeing that hydrant stump in the sidewalk:
Namely: "Why would someone steal a fire hydrant? Is it actually profitable to do so?"
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Arson has been used for terrorism. A few years ago (when??) there were arson wildfires up and down the west coast, started by Antifazzers and other paid devils. Muslim magazines (more years ago) touted arson as a great method and had instructions. Now Hezbollah in Lebanon is pouring large quantities of gasoline over the border into Israel and lighting it up. Huge fires there.
My question on this is, how are the thieves keeping the remains of the hydrants from becoming a geyser of water?
IIRC the “spigot” handle is near the top of the hydrant.