Pa. woman accused of stealing 5-ton steel coil in a three-quarter-ton pickup

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ROCHESTER, Pa. (AP) -- Police say a Beaver County woman stole a 5-ton steel coil and drove for miles in a three-quarter-ton pickup before the sagging truck was pulled over. New Sewickley Township police said when they stopped 40-year-old Linda Lee Boots, of Koppel, early Thursday, the truck's right side was crushed and the tires looked flat.

Police said the truck also was carrying two boxes of copper fittings weighing 120 pounds. Authorities said the items were stolen from Chambers Steel Service in Hermitage, about 30 miles from where Boots was stopped.

Hermitage police said they found a forklift running with no one around at Chambers Steel. The company's owner later verified the coil was missing.

[Hugin]

1. Okay, somebody queue up the "10 pounds of crap in a 5 pound bag" joke.

:rofl:

[Deja Q]

2. Stealing steel, what will they think of next...

Nicking knacks?

[Schema Thing]

3. I hear a local scrap yard has 2.5 tons of Steely Dan albums going

for just a penny over the lb/vinyl price.


:hide:

[DS1]

4. Like a rock!

[Crabby Appleton]

5. She shoulda stole a bunch of helium balloons too.

[DarkTirade]

6. You are truly a criminal mastermind.

I bow before your genius.

[Pierre.Suave]

7. HAHAHAHAHA

:rofl:

[DS1]

8. *snort*

:spray:

[Maraya1969]

9. Please fill me in with this joke. I am completely baffled.

[GOPisEvil]

10. 5 ton coil...3/4 ton pickup...the helium would lighten the load

[Maraya1969]

11. Oh geeze I am slow.