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wmenorr67

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Cable repairman taken for ride in cherry picker
« on: July 22, 2008, 02:33:47 AM »
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BAKERSFIELD, Calif.   A cable repairman fixing overhead lines in a cherry picker truck got a lift he wasn't expecting. Police said a Bakersfield man stole the Brighthouse Networks truck on Saturday while 50-year-old Curtis Bartell was elevated 25 feet in the air.

The thief drove off, tearing down several phone lines before crashing into a utility pole. Police say Bartell did not suffer any major injuries.

Police arrested a 29-year-old man on suspicion of hit-and-run, automobile theft and false imprisonment.

He fled the scene but was taken into custody Sunday morning.

http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Jul21/0,4670,ODDCableTruckTheft,00.html

Needs to be some more hitting done.  Only let the repairman be the one doing it.
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Re: Cable repairman taken for ride in cherry picker
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2008, 06:40:38 AM »
Usually they have out-riggers down to stabilize the truck.  I'm surprised that it would even move.
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Re: Cable repairman taken for ride in cherry picker
« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2008, 06:53:20 AM »
Depends on the size of the truck.  Some of the smaller ones based on pickup chassis don't have the outriggers.
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