06-03-2011, 07:27 PM
well they look like typical florida rednecks...
Ruskin, Florida -- Two people have been arrested for trying to steal parts of a Ruskin railroad track.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office says detectives were conducting surveillance in the area, due to a recent increase in metal thefts.
investigators say they found a small pickup truck pulled off the side of the road, backed into a wooded area alongside the railroad tracks.
Detectives say they saw 36-year-old Samuel Gay and 38-year-old April Lopez trying to load onto the truck a steel railroad beam, approximately 15 feet in length.
Both were arrested and they were each charged with one count of interference with railroad track or equipment.
Ruskin, Florida -- Two people have been arrested for trying to steal parts of a Ruskin railroad track.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office says detectives were conducting surveillance in the area, due to a recent increase in metal thefts.
investigators say they found a small pickup truck pulled off the side of the road, backed into a wooded area alongside the railroad tracks.
Detectives say they saw 36-year-old Samuel Gay and 38-year-old April Lopez trying to load onto the truck a steel railroad beam, approximately 15 feet in length.
Both were arrested and they were each charged with one count of interference with railroad track or equipment.