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05-08-2010, 06:51 PM
VENTURA, Calif. (KABC) -- Police have arrested a man for stealing Southern California Edison utility truck and then crashing the vehicle in Ventura.
A utility worker had briefly stepped inside a business at on the 3500 block of East Main Street on Thursday. When he came back outside he realized his truck had been stolen.
A few minutes later Ventura Police got a call about a Southern California Edison utility truck involved in a collision.
The driver had fled the scene, but about 30 minutes later they arrested 33-year-old David Balzano after a witness identified him as the driver.
Investigators said during the short time between the truck theft and the collision, Balzano ran over three sign poles and hit a water main.
Balzano was booked for possession of a stolen vehicle, possession of stolen property, violation of parole, DUI, hit-and-run and resisting a peace officer.
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/ventura_county&id=7429715
A utility worker had briefly stepped inside a business at on the 3500 block of East Main Street on Thursday. When he came back outside he realized his truck had been stolen.
A few minutes later Ventura Police got a call about a Southern California Edison utility truck involved in a collision.
The driver had fled the scene, but about 30 minutes later they arrested 33-year-old David Balzano after a witness identified him as the driver.
Investigators said during the short time between the truck theft and the collision, Balzano ran over three sign poles and hit a water main.
Balzano was booked for possession of a stolen vehicle, possession of stolen property, violation of parole, DUI, hit-and-run and resisting a peace officer.
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/ventura_county&id=7429715