A Quick Update on that Stolen Track
May 5, 2008 – 11:30 am
Posted by lee
I reported earlier about the two men stealing coaster track, who are now both facing charges of larceny theft between $10,000 and $20,000, but it turns out it was all a big misunderstanding, according to the wife of one of the men.
April Duby, said the two intended to scrap the metal tracks for profit. She said the tracks were lying by the curb, and appeared to be trash. She said her husband and Squires often go scrap-metal hunting in their spare time but had never gone to Zoomers (Amusement Park) before.
“It was all a big misunderstanding,” she said. “It was out by the trash, and they were going to recycle it. It was all busted up and rusted. They didn’t try to hide anything, and they were ready to do whatever they had to do to return it.”
The price of steel in the area is 11 cents per pound, according to Brown Thompson, spokesman for Allied Recycling in Fort Myers. I guess this would answer my previous question about why anyone would want to steal coaster track.
