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Written by Scott Silver
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Friday, 07 September 2007 |
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Those ubiquitous iron rangers found at Forest Service hiking trails and used to collect RAT payments, are tempting targets for thieves. They're located in remote areas, unguarded and filled with cash.
Read on to see how two trailhead crooks have been fishing in those iron rangers.
Would it surprise you to learn they were using RAT GLUE as bait?
Scott
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Men Allegedly Use Rodent Glue To Steal Money
PORTLAND - Two men have been arrested for allegedly using rodent glue to steal cash from trailhead payment boxes.
Lt. Jason Gates says the men were using a method called "fishing."
That's when rodent trap glue is placed on a metal strap and lowered
into the box in an effort to pull out the fee envelopes from state and
trailhead fee boxes in the Columbia River Gorge.
Police arrested 38-year-old Daniel Brandberg of Portland and
34-year-old Timothy Wiley of Estacada Sunday. Charges include theft and
possession of methamphetamine.
U.S. Forest Service officials have been noticing glue residue on fee
boxes in the gorge for three months. The cash seized by police was also
smeared with the rodent glue.
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