Crime & Safety
Man on Probation Stole Metal, Police Say
Lower Saucon Township police say Abe Rodriguez, 52, stole metal from the side of a Leithsville Road garage in February, and then sold it at H. Blinderman & Son in Hellertown for $30.
A man who was already on probation in Lancaster County for possession with intent to deliver a narcotic has been charged with theft in a township case, Lower Saucon Township police announced Monday.
In a press release, police said Abe Rodriguez, 52, of the 1900 block of Mountain Hill Lane, Lower Saucon, stole aluminum angle iron and aluminum channel valued at $300 .
Police said an investigation revelaed that Rodriguez "had turned the aluminum in for $30" at , a metal recycling business in Hellertown.
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Rodriguez was committed to Northampton County Prison for a probation violation on March 16, police said.
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