Yuba County deputies arrest two homeless men for alleged wire and grand theft

(FOX40.COM) — Two homeless men were recently arrested in connection to a series of wire thefts and other crimes, according to the Yuba County Sheriff’s Office

“In response to the high number of wire theft crimes reported lately by unsuspecting
victims, deputies with the Yuba County Sheriff’s Department set out this past Friday
evening,” YCSO said in a press release.

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On April 26, Yuba County deputies said they were on patrol in the more rural parts of the county when they observed two people on bicycles who matched the description of a recent wire
theft suspect who was recorded on a trail camera. Deputies said the alleged culprits were a 23-year-old man and a 43-year-old-man who were both homeless.

The two men were arrested after evidence allegedly connected them to wire theft crimes, according to YCSO. They were book into the Yuba County jail under suspicion of grand theft, vandalism, burglary, and other related crimes.

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