Old Weird Ward
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Sunday, August 14, 2005
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Here in the rustic, bucolic reaches of Camden County, GA, we don't see much of the sorts of crime you'll find in the big cities. Gang activity, with the attendant HUG (Heavy Urban Gunfire) just ain't there. The heavy-duty drug activity is found on I-95, when the GA State Patrol or the locals (County Sheriff or Kingsland PD) stop someone headed north with a trunkful of weed or whatever, and of course the occasional DUI.
But, we do have our home-grown criminal masterminds who try some very strange things - like Mr. Richard Houston.
MAN ARRESTED IN FIRE HYDRANT THEFTS
The Camden County Sheriff's Office arrested Richard C. Houston, 50, of St. Marys Aug 7.
Investigators believe Houston sold several fire hydrants to a local contractor, which Houston knew were stolen. The hydrants, valued at more than $900 each, might have been stolen in a slew of thefts in Glynn and Pierce counties.
Houston was arrested and charged with theft by receiving stolen property and is currently in the Camden County jail while the sheriff's office further investigates the incident. |
Now, I guess that you could make the case for Mr. Houston being an original, perhaps even an unusual sort of suspect.
After all, fire hydrants are not the usual objects of a thief's affection.
Since the charge is "theft by receiving stolen property", it would appear that Mr. Houston acquired these objects from another person. That begs the question - just how were these things stolen? It's not like you could just grab one that's laying around on the ground, tuck it under your arm and stroll away with it. Just how many miscreants did it take to snaffle these objects of great value?
And as for selling them, well, I would think that there's a limited number of fire hydrant suppliers, and that the hydrants are readily traceable (I walked across the street and looked - there are serial numbers on those ugly things).
All things considered, Mr. Houston does not strike me as the sharpest pencil in the box.
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