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Drunk men allegedly steal water for outdoor slide

Mon Jul 27, 2009 4:16 PM EDT
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ATLANTIC — Two men face theft and public intoxication charges after allegedly stealing water from a fire hydrant for an outdoor water game. Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Department spokesman Sgt. Dwayne Ritchie said the men were arrested Saturday after a trailer pulled behind the pickup they were driving blew a tire, sending the pickup and trailer into a ditch.

According to authorities, the trailer was hauling a 15-hundred gallon tank filled with water allegedly stolen from a fire hydrant in Underwood. Ritchie said a witness saw the men filling the tank from a city hydrant and reported the action to police.

Ritchie said the men indicated they were going to use the water for a water slide.

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Information from: KJAN-AM, http://www.kjan.com

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I hope they fight for rights to that water, even though they may end up w/DUI'S.

    Reply#2 - Mon Jul 27, 2009 7:20 PM EDT
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