New Haven Independent

Posted by: Deuce | November 18, 2008 3:43 PM

Good job NHPD!

Posted by: Josh Smith | November 18, 2008 4:27 PM

Awesome! Now as punishment, they should give back the money to the scrap yard, and the wire should go back to Easter Seals. Then, they should do enough community service to raise an additional $6,000 for Easter Seals, just so they know how hard someone else would've had to work to raise that money to buy new copper wire. That'll teach 'em better than any prison sentence.

Posted by: Veronica | November 18, 2008 7:43 PM

I would love to know what scrap yard that was.

Posted by: Walt | November 19, 2008 8:03 AM

---and the scrap yard folks had no idea that the wire was stolen as there are so many folks who have hundreds of feet of wire laying around their property and decide to junk it.

It's like the manholes with NHWater cast into them, Naturally the scrap yard guy does not suspect that they are stolen when some jerk brings them in for cash.

Need better regulation of scrap yards, better laws or better enforcement.

That the scrap yards "cooperate" with lawmen after they are caught with stolen goods means little. They are the main part of the problem, not a solution.

Posted by: Walt | November 19, 2008 8:07 AM

--- and the money should be forfeited to the Town not given to the co=conspirator scrap yard as Josh suggests

Posted by: Josh Smith | November 19, 2008 4:17 PM

I didn't suggest that the scrap yard conspired with the thieves. On the contrary -- the article says that the scrap yard cooperated with police and turned the thieves in, which was the right thing to do.

Posted by: cedarhillresident | November 21, 2008 8:23 AM

I do think that these two will get little time for this but my suggestion is on top of what time they get they should do a LARGE amount of volunteer work at Easter Seals!