Show F r r N 1 i t I t. t t r.'s t ti 1 i I r t i 4 i r N t a 1 m r ri i x f iM ra bd rs ot t f rL k bi i sr n. n THIS PILE of copper wire totals 1756 pounds It Is valued at approximately 1070 The wire was taken from Irom the toll line connecting Denver Grand Junction and Salt Lake take City Two men were charged with 2nd degree felony theft The Alert officer stops phone line thieves Two men were apprehended early Wed Wednesday morning of last week by an an alert Fish and Game officer Jeff Grandison 1 ACCORDING TO t to Sheriff Arden W W. Stewart Stewart Grandison observed vehicle a on on Raven Ridge near Bonanza c coming ming down a back road He suspected poaching and waited for the vehicle which he lie st stopped The occupants refused to let him search the 1976 Chevrolet pickup which had a camper shell on the back backof of it He told them that they would have to return with him to v Vernal where the he obtained a a search warrant to sear search h for fOr illegal Meat i t and upon pon investigation found a large amount of copper ph phone ne line wire Sheriff Stewart was notified at at am a.m. and began his investigation investigation investigation in in- with the help of a Mountain Bell representative Mac Holmes They discovered that a large amount of copper telephone elep one wire had been removed from the Denver Craig Salt Lake City tole line They recovered approximately 1756 lbs IDS of copper wire The estimated value of 1070 1670 The sheriffs sheriff's office obtained a search warrant and took wire other items and tools as as evidence charging David Cannon 34 34 Salt Lake City and William Ransom 31 Bountiful with second second degree felony theft The pair was released on bail each A PRELIMINARY hearing is pending in the East Uintah Precinct Sheriff Stewart noted that Grandison should have havea a a word of commendation for being such an alert officer W n r- r machine in the foreground 1 Is a homemade wire baler which is powered by a gas motor and used to roll the wire Into info bales I J y |