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  • Alleged Copper Thief Shocked With 69,000 Volts (FIRE!)

    12/23/2009 4:11:00 PM PST · by ButThreeLeftsDo · 52 replies · 2,110+ views
    WCCO.com ^ | 12/23/09 | Bill Hudson
    Inside a secured room at the Eagan Police headquarters is the charred and shredded evidence of a near fatal crime. There's not much left of a winter jacket, worn by a 33-year-old St. Paul man. The alleged copper thief was burned by 69,000 volts of electricity, creating a flash of light in the early morning sky. "There were also calls of a large flash of light seen from several miles away and a large boom," Eagan Officer Danielle Anselment said. Police and paramedics responded to several 911 calls of a man who was on fire at the Dakota Electric power...