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California man busted with 800 pounds of stolen lemons
UPI ^ | 08/27/2018 | By Ben Hooper

Posted on 08/27/2018 10:42:17 AM PDT by Red Badger

Sheriff's deputies in California conducted a traffic stop and discovered 800 pounds of stolen lemons in a man's car. Photo courtesy of the Riverside County Sheriff's Office

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Aug. 27 (UPI) -- A California sheriff's office said deputies conducting a traffic stop arrested a man found to be transporting 800 pounds of stolen lemons.

The Riverside County Sheriff's Office said Thermal Station Deputies assigned to the Southern Coachella Valley Community Services District Team were investigating a string of recent agricultural thefts when they conducted the traffic stop Friday.

The sheriff's office said Los Angeles resident Dioncio Fierros, 69, was found to be transporting about 800 pounds of freshly picked lemons that had been illegally taken from a nearby farm.

Fierros was booked into the Indio Jail on a charge of theft of agricultural products.


TOPICS: Agriculture; Business/Economy; Society; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: lemon; lemons
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To: Red Badger

During the worst part of the Calif drought a couple years ago the really hot stolen item was WALNUTS:

A truckload (with trailer behind) was over $1,000,000 at that time, truely crazy.

The formula was for a guy in an orange vest, yellow helmet and clipboard would climb up to the cab and simply drive away:

Looked like these men were part of the operation.


21 posted on 08/27/2018 10:55:54 AM PDT by gaijin
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To: Red Badger

Gawd, all the puns are getting out of hand.... :-)


22 posted on 08/27/2018 10:57:07 AM PDT by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's Economic Cure)
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To: Red Badger

"Lemon Tree" - Trini Lopez (youtube music link)

23 posted on 08/27/2018 10:57:59 AM PDT by Songcraft
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To: V_TWIN

Stealing 800 lbs. of lemmons, not sure that juice was worth the squeeze.


24 posted on 08/27/2018 11:00:35 AM PDT by V_TWIN (oks like)
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To: Red Badger

cudda been worse...cudda been smugglin ‘em in from Arizona.


25 posted on 08/27/2018 11:00:36 AM PDT by stylin19a (Best.Election.Of.All-Times.Ever.In.The.History.Of.Ever)
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To: Red Badger

Congressman John Lewis the Lemon Salesman


26 posted on 08/27/2018 11:01:51 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Alberta's Child

27 posted on 08/27/2018 11:03:43 AM PDT by Red Badger (July 2018 - the month the world learns the TRUTH......Q Anon.......Timelines change. Aug 16)
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To: Red Badger

They’re pretty serious about fruit stealing (I used to live in a big fruit growing county there). Unfortunately there are other laws they couldn’t care less about.


28 posted on 08/27/2018 11:03:47 AM PDT by Moonmad27
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To: Red Badger

Heh heh.


29 posted on 08/27/2018 11:05:15 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: RayChuang88

Yes, it can make you wince..................


30 posted on 08/27/2018 11:06:05 AM PDT by Red Badger (July 2018 - the month the world learns the TRUTH......Q Anon.......Timelines change. Aug 16)
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To: Liz

LOL! Liz, you truly are amazing at having ready-data for all purposes!! God Bless You!! ;-)


31 posted on 08/27/2018 11:10:38 AM PDT by SgtHooper (If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
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To: Liz

Cruel post-—I’m starving.:-)

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32 posted on 08/27/2018 11:12:47 AM PDT by Mears
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To: Larry Lucido

Lemons are green when they are not ripe..............


33 posted on 08/27/2018 11:15:34 AM PDT by Red Badger (July 2018 - the month the world learns the TRUTH......Q Anon.......Timelines change. Aug 16)
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To: Red Badger

is there some use for 800 pounds of lemons?

just curious why anyone would want 800 pounds of lemons...

(some sort of weird Obama sex ritual or drug, perhaps, or?)


34 posted on 08/27/2018 11:16:23 AM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicians aren't born, twe dhey're excreted." -Marcus Tillius Cicero (3 BCE))
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To: faithhopecharity

in cal alot of onramps have people selling bags of oranges or lemons


35 posted on 08/27/2018 11:21:51 AM PDT by morphing libertarian (Use Comey's Report; Indict Hillary now. --- Proud Smelly Walmart Deplorable)
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To: Red Badger

This is one of the reason Lemons, and I will include other, but primarily Avocados are so damned expensive. Illegals mostly are stealing the fruit, just as in this story. The farmers have to compensate for the theft as part of the costs to grow, and to market the product, thus the prices are sky high. Been going on for a long time.


36 posted on 08/27/2018 11:22:38 AM PDT by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists call 'em what you will they all have fairies livin' in their trees.)
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To: V_TWIN

It’s not over. He may win on a peel.


37 posted on 08/27/2018 11:22:52 AM PDT by gundog (Hail to the Chief, bitches.)
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To: faithhopecharity
is there some use for 800 pounds of lemons?

just curious why anyone would want 800 pounds of lemons...

Isn't it county/state fair season?

Maybe he has a lemonade concession?

38 posted on 08/27/2018 11:24:04 AM PDT by Calvin Locke
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To: rockinqsranch

Avocados are expensive for several reasons.

One, they don’t last long.............


39 posted on 08/27/2018 11:26:06 AM PDT by Red Badger (July 2018 - the month the world learns the TRUTH......Q Anon.......Timelines change. Aug 16)
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To: Red Badger

40 posted on 08/27/2018 11:27:15 AM PDT by Larry Lucido
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