Thieves stole five fire hydrants at separate locations in the Norwalk area, leaving gushers of water spewing in their wake.
Thieves stole four fire hydrants at separate locations in the Norwalk area, leaving gushers of water spewing in their wake.Thieves stole five hydrants at separate locations in the Norwalk area overnight Thursday, leaving gushers of water spewing in their wake.
One hydrant was toppled by a car near the intersection of Leyva Street and Blackburn Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department."Most of the time it's someone accidentally bumping into it," Fielding said. "They are just backing up or take a corner too sharply, or are involved in a traffic accident and then are diverted into a fire hydrant."
However, LA County Sheriff's Department Sgt. Mark Wilkening with LASD's Norwalk station said this hydrant was one of five targeted by thieves.He said tampering with hydrants only creates problems for those who may need help. "If there's any other call, if someone is in a traffic accident, having a heart attack, anything like that; that unit is going to be busy shutting down that water," Fielding said.Fielding added, "The risk of taking them greatly outweighs any potential for scrap metal."
Wilkening admitted while there is some value in fire hydrants, the thieves are not going to a get a lot money for them.Driver in PCH crash that killed Pepperdine students bonds out of jailModel's body found stuffed in fridge of LA apartment, coroner says
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