Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Arrest in West Hills pipe theft

A 23-year-old homeless man was arrested yesterday in West Hills, police said, in connection with several copper thefts in the Huntington area.

Police received a call about a man who entered a vacant home on Galway Place, West Hills. Second Precinct Police Officers Robert Musial and Anthony Iadevaio said they found Wayne Ivines leaving the home. Outside, they said, they found numerous pieces of cut copper pipes from inside the house.

Ivines was arrested and charged with third degree burlgary. After further investigation police added another burglary charge and a grand larceny charge. Police said Ivines stole copper pipes from another vacant home in July as well as plumbing supplies from a storage yard on Laurel Avenue in Northport in December.

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