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  • Shocking: Copper Theft Gone Wrong

    10/23/2009 12:15:21 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 64 replies · 2,019+ views
    NBC Bay Area ^ | 10/22/09 | LORI PREUITT
    The mean-spirited would call it Darwinism at work. A suspected thief got the shock of his life after apparently trying to steal copper. The man is in a Northern California burn unit after his alleged robbery attempt when horribly wrong. Police were tipped to the crime by a power outage. Soon after the power went out someone called the Rodeo Fire Department to report a telephone pole fire. As crews responded to the fire, they noticed a man walking down the street suffering from visible burns. Investigators with the East Bay Regional Parks District say they think the man was...