The Next Crime Wave in Farm Country: Stealing Water [View all]
Source: KQED Science
Madera County sits smack in the middle of the state, and it’s mostly farms. As in many parts of the Valley, wells have gone dry here and water prices have soared. Thieves, who’ve been increasingly targeting rural farms, are starting to understand that anything water-related is a potential bonanza.
“They’re taking the water hoses, taking the copper wiring,” says the county’s District Attorney, David Linn. “We’ve even had instances where they’ve come in and stolen the water pumps from the farmers.”
Linn has recently launched a new task force so rural residents and farmers can reach a deputy district attorney 24-7 to report crime, including illegal well drilling.
Read more: http://blogs.kqed.org/science/2015/04/09/the-next-crime-wave-in-farm-country-stealing-water/
http://blogs.kqed.org/science/2015/04/09/the-next-crime-wave-in-farm-country-stealing-water/
You think they would stop bottling it...
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