BANGOR, Maine — Employees at the Union Street Citgo noticed that their scrap metal pile was getting smaller. After checking the service station’s video surveillance camera system, they saw that a couple had raided the pile the previous four nights, Sgt. Paul Edwards said.
The couple, driving an SUV, had raided the pile each night at around 11:15 p.m., employees told police. To catch the thieves, an employee stayed at the shop after it closed Friday night and waited, prepared to alert police if they saw anything, Edwards said.
“At 11:15 p.m. this SUV pulls into the lot and they called,” the sergeant said. “We were waiting around the corner.”
Deja Daigle, 27, of Glenburn and Robert Niles, 30, of Kenduskeag took off but were caught shortly afterward on Ohio Street. Both were charged with four counts of theft by unauthorized taking and criminal attempt and were taken to the Penobscot County Jail. (Nok-Noi Ricker, BDN)
(Maine Judicial System) Make an example of them,Please!!!
Yes, we do not want a Deja vu
It was a joke!
Nice work catching them!
they’re called thieves, not scrappers
That sting operation was brilliant. Just because it’s there doesn’t mean it’s yours to take.
They were on time more than my paperboy!
Sad part about this is… They probably could have made an agreement with the scrap owner to transport it to the scrap yard in return for some type of compensation.
Note to Deja and Robert: People call this “Contracting.” And its been proven to work!