Posted by Joe Cimoch [172.68.65.237] on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at 07:43:25 :
In Reply to: news article on meth head aluminum theft posted by Jerry in Idaho [172.68.174.19] on Monday, February 19, 2018 at 20:45:59 :
You can't make this stuff up.
Heres the online version.
POST FALLS — A Post Falls man’s wide load had wide-reaching consequences.
It was so wide that it damaged oncoming vehicles, resulting in the theft arrest of Brett K. Anderson in the Post Falls area Thursday afternoon.
The 47-year-old was arrested for allegedly driving a silver Chevy Impala with 40-foot-long pieces of stolen aluminum irrigation pipe from a nearby field hanging out both sides of the vehicle’s windows.
"Three motorists reported damage to their vehicles as Anderson was attempting to drive from the area," a Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office press release states.
KCSO spokesman Dennis Stinebaugh said Anderson was reportedly heading to a recycling facility with the pipes. A KCSO report states that the pipes were an "obvious hazard."
He said the three vehicles sustained minor damage.
"He made numerous comments about how this was the dumbest thing he'd done in his entire life," a KCSO report states.
The arrest occurred around 1:30 p.m. in the area of North Meyer Road and Hayden Avenue on the Rathdrum Prairie.
The value of the pipes was estimated at $650.
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