Wire Thief Arrested

LIBERTY, September 19, 2008 - Around 3:00 PM Friday suspicious persons were spotted in the 700 Block of Wallisville Road thought to be stealing discarded copper wire from beneath a utility pole and transformer.

A witness notified the City of Liberty Police Department and soon a neighbor notified Police as well.

Several units responded to the scene to find that junk wire had been taken that was of little value.

One of the three occupants of the late model Dodge pickup, James Rodney Burnet, age 29 of CR 133 in Liberty was arrested and taken to jail for an outstanding Probation Violation Warrant.

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