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Two arrested for allegedly cutting Roseville waterline to steal copper
By Art Campos - acampos@sacbee.com
Published 1:12 pm PDT Monday, July 14, 2008
Roseville police arrested two men who allegedly cut a water pipe behind a business early today in an apparent attempt to remove the pipe's copper fitting.
An officer on patrol at 2 a.m. spotted a pickup truck parked behind the business in the 1200 block of Lead Hill Boulevard and saw a man in all-black clothing walking quickly near a back door, said police spokeswoman Dee Dee Gunther.
Water was spraying from a pipe, and the officer found bolt cutters on the ground near the man, Gunther said.
Arrested was Victor Ortega, 44, of West Sacramento on suspicion of conspiracy, possession of burglar's tools, vandalism, petty theft, loitering on private property and possession of a controlled substance.
A person in the truck, Lester Galen Melius, 52, of Sacramento, was booked on the same charges, Gunther said. He also had an arrest warrant from Sacramento County for burglary, she said.
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