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Alleged Hydrant Theft Caught on Video as Los Angeles County Trend Grows

Summary by KTLA 5
A man has been arrested for allegedly trying to steal a fire hydrant in the Signal Hill area, a trend that authorities say is on the rise in Los Angeles County. Surveillance video captured the Oct. 23 incident and showed the man, using his parked car as a screen, appearing to use a wrench to [...]

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LA thieves targeting fire hydrants as suspect caught on video trying to pry sidewalk spout loose

Police in Signal Hill near Long Beach arrested 53-year-old Jorge Beltran Carrillo on Oct. 23 after catching him trying to steal a city fire hydrant.

·New York, United States
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Alleged hydrant theft caught on video as Los Angeles County trend grows

A man has been arrested for allegedly trying to steal a fire hydrant in the Signal Hill area, a trend that authorities say is on the rise in Los Angeles County. Surveillance video captured the Oct. 23 incident and showed the man, using his parked car as a screen, appearing to use a wrench to [...]

·Los Angeles, United States
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Signal Hill Hydrant Theft Suspect Arrested After Video Catch

Signal Hill police arrested a 53-year-old man after video showed him unbolting a fire hydrant, part of a wider LA County theft trend.

·San Francisco, United States
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KTLA 5 broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Friday, October 30, 2026.
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