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Fox News LOOTING! Blake and Walter get busted stealing a utility pole
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/09/14/2-florida-men-accused-stealing-utility-pole-in-hurricane-irmas-wake.html
Two men were arrested Wednesday after an officer found a utility pole strapped to the top of a vehicle in Jacksonville, days after Hurricane Irma spawned severe flooding in the city, as cops across the Sunshine State work overtime to nab thieves impeding recovery efforts.
Police said 42-year-old Blake Lee Waller and 46-year-old Victor Walter Apeler were arrested on grand theft charges after someone reported seeing them load the pole onto a sports utility vehicle.
Apeler told investigators he was moving the pole because it was on the ground close to traffic lanes, according to the report.
A database search found Apeler had 72 scrap metal-related transactions for recycling since January.