Any time is a good time of year for your Darwin Award candidate.
- In the winter, we have drunks racing snowmobiles across ice, thin ice, and even open patches of water; or skiers heading for slopes closed because of avalanche danger.
- In summer, there are four-wheeled all-terrain vehicles and hills, skateboards and rollerblades without helmets, or summer booze-ups.
- In autumn, there’s hunting season.
- In spring, people jump into flooding rivers to save their dog-paddling retrievers or cast their minds about for mischief.
Two men were caught near London, Ontario, trying to steal hydroelectric wires for the power. The wires were carrying 13000 volts. For some reason, the men did not complete their theft and were later caught fleeing on bicycles. How did they plan to carry hundreds of pounds of copper cable on bicycles?
“This could have easily killed or seriously injured anyone that touched the exposed wire,” said Const. Amy Phillipo.
Prices for base metals have soared in recent years and thieves have been known to strip live wires for copper.
William Grigg, 50, and Wade Boudreau, 32, both of London, face charges.
London police have issued a warning that it’s dangerous to try to steal live wires.
