Wow. This is interesting. The demand outweighs the supply at this point. The reserves diminish. The price soars. There is opportunity everywhere for the hungry, and those that would languish in laziness and unwillingness to do any kind of work for their own and their family’s sustenance.
“By STEVE ALBERTS / KVUE News
Authorities arrested 42-year-old Elve Culliver and 18-year-old Jeanette DeLaRosa. Both are charged with theft — state jail felony. They face up to two years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine.
Stealing bleachers is not easy. They are significant in size and weight. Yet the thieves were able to cut and unbolt a section of bleachers.
According to their arrest affidavit, on June 26, the softball coach at Connally High in Pflugerville noticed an entire section of bleachers missing. Many had been cut out and unbolted. The affidavit states surveillance cameras at the high school showed DeLaRosa driving up to the stadium in an empty pickup truck and leaving with a bed full of aluminum bleachers.
According to police, DeLaRosa then drove to an Austin recycling center where she sold the bleachers $152.50, far less than the $2,400 they were worth.
Then on July 13, the suspects allegedly stole 23 rows of eight-foot bleachers from the football field at McNeil High School. School officials noticed them missing and called police.
Pflugerville ISD Police Chief William Edwards said when it comes to metal theft, you normally think of copper, not aluminum.
“Copper has been a hot topic with recycling materials from air conditioning units and construction sites,” said Edwards. “This is the first time we have seen aluminum recycling especially from sports facilities.”
Authorities believe the suspects may have committed similar thefts at other schools and sports complexes. They encourage officials to check their fields and report anything missing to authorities.”