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Over the weekend, two men had a “pipe dream” of making some quick cash by stealing copper from a building at the Great Park.
As they left the area in their car stuffed with treasure, an eagle-eyed Irvine police officer spotted the pair and stopped them. Imagine spending hours prepping, cutting, and stealing to have your work go right down the tubes!
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The Irvine police officers traded the suspects’ stolen precious metals for nickel-plated carbon steel handcuffs and gave the pair a ride to the OC Jail, where they were booked for possession of stolen property and conspiracy.
Crime does not pay in Irvine!
Were they illegal aliens?