Power bandit electrocuted, police say
Police on Saturday were trying to identify a man who died when he came into contact with a power line.
The man had climbed a metal ladder with automotive jumper cables in his hand around 7:55 p.m. Friday, said Detroit Police Officer Alecia Thomas.
"He was trying to steal power off of the power line with the jumper cables," Thomas said. "He fell off of the ladder and the power line fell on top of him."
The man, who appeared to be about 45 years old to 50 years old, was squatting in one of the vacant houses in the same block, Thomas said. [Detroit Free Press]
...an early leader for the Darwin Award...mj
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