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By Associated Press
POSTED: 12:05 p.m. EDT, Jun 29, 2009
WARREN: Police say an apparent thief was found dead inside an electric power substation after trying to use a hacksaw on copper wiring and causing power surges or outages to thousands of homes in northeast Ohio.
Trumbull County Sheriff's Major Thomas Stewart says the male was found electrocuted early Monday and is about 20 years old. Stewart says the apparent motive was copper theft.
Investigators haven't determined how entry was made into the Ohio Edison substation or whether there was an accomplice. The site is surrounded by barbed wire and has warning signs.
FirstEnergy spokesman Mark Durbin says approximately 2,000 homes lost power about 1:30 a.m. and power was restored about six hours later.
Ohio Edison is a FirstEnergy company.
WARREN: Police say an apparent thief was found dead inside an electric power substation after trying to use a hacksaw on copper wiring and causing power surges or outages to thousands of homes in northeast Ohio.
Trumbull County Sheriff's Major Thomas Stewart says the male was found electrocuted early Monday and is about 20 years old. Stewart says the apparent motive was copper theft.
Investigators haven't determined how entry was made into the Ohio Edison substation or whether there was an accomplice. The site is surrounded by barbed wire and has warning signs.
FirstEnergy spokesman Mark Durbin says approximately 2,000 homes lost power about 1:30 a.m. and power was restored about six hours later.
Ohio Edison is a FirstEnergy company.
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Lefty Lemmingville, Oh
Posted 12:23 PM, 06/29/2009
As a child, the suspect placed his tongue on 9 volt batteries, as well as inserted metal objects into electrical outlets.
Sorry, laughing my a@@ off at this Darwin winner.
Posted 12:24 PM, 06/29/2009
More power to him.
Akron, Oh
Posted 12:27 PM, 06/29/2009
This has got to make the list of most stupid criminals.
akron, oh
Posted 12:38 PM, 06/29/2009
This story just made my hair stand on end.
Da ghetto of Fairlawn, OH
Posted 12:40 PM, 06/29/2009
Looks like we are having some pretty stiff competition here in NE Ohio as to who will win the Darwin award this year. I hope this genius did not already add any of his genes to the gene pool.
Akron, Oh
Posted 12:54 PM, 06/29/2009
I wonder what was going through his mind...
I know, about 44,000 volts!
Posted 01:00 PM, 06/29/2009
Thunder31,
Many kids have done the 9-volt battery on the tongue thing. When I was a kid and we used them in things like radios and games, we used to test them that way. ZZZZAAAPPPPP still good :)
Akron, OH
Posted 01:09 PM, 06/29/2009
Shocking news!
AKRON, OH
Posted 01:12 PM, 06/29/2009
THEY FOUND OLD SPARKY!!!!!
Tallmadge, Oh
Posted 01:12 PM, 06/29/2009
Did he look like an over cooked hot dog?
AKRON, OH
Posted 01:18 PM, 06/29/2009
Let's see hacksaw copper electric power substation = zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzxxxxxzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzzyyyyyyyzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.NOW THAT'S A SPICY MEATBALL.
NE, Oh
Posted 01:21 PM, 06/29/2009
@Medina Reader & all--LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! snort!
akron, oh
Posted 01:23 PM, 06/29/2009
guess he got what he deserved
Akron, Oh
Posted 01:23 PM, 06/29/2009
Squirrels, Racoons, and knuckleheaded thieves ...what do they have in common with power outages......similar IQ's !
I'll bet his buddy is glad he wasn't the first over the fence...
NE, Oh
Posted 01:24 PM, 06/29/2009
All of your postings ROCK! LMAO can't top 'em! LOLOLOLOL!!!!
NE, Oh
Posted 01:29 PM, 06/29/2009
Smmmmmmmmokin'! bphlttttt!
Posted 01:30 PM, 06/29/2009
Dum ta dum!!!!
Hero of the Stupid!
Dum ta dum!!!
akron, oh
Posted 01:57 PM, 06/29/2009
He was just trying to energize his future. He was probably "all wired up" on coffee.
NE, Oh
Posted 02:02 PM, 06/29/2009
CAPTAIN ELECTRIC!!!! TA DAHHHHH!!!!!!
Lefty Lemmingville, Oh
Posted 02:02 PM, 06/29/2009
Steve, you're right! I did, as well. He just upped the voltage, is all.
NE, Oh
Posted 02:05 PM, 06/29/2009
PERFORMING ANOTHER CUNNING STUNT!!!
NE, Oh
Posted 02:13 PM, 06/29/2009
SHOCK & AWE!
akron, oh
Posted 02:21 PM, 06/29/2009
Der......... I am crook in Akron
Posted 02:22 PM, 06/29/2009
that's just natural selection that's what that is
KOOKville, oh
Posted 02:47 PM, 06/29/2009
At least this dummy doesn't have to go to court.
Richfield, OH
Posted 02:48 PM, 06/29/2009
Funny
Akron, Oh
Posted 03:00 PM, 06/29/2009
Wonder if anybody asked him:"smoke'em if ya got'em"
Methron, OH
Posted 03:28 PM, 06/29/2009
Guess trying to cop copper can be a real heart stopper, the "hack" "saw" his chance at "First-Incinerated" in "Oh-my-o-electrocute-sons".
nah im kidding, i dont know enough about his situation to make jokes, i only feel sorry if he's late teens to early twenty with a family he has to feed.
everywhere, oh
Posted 03:57 PM, 06/29/2009
He just made a poor choice, you know those wacky young folks...
KOOKville, oh
Posted 04:17 PM, 06/29/2009
Even if he had a family to feed, you'd think he would have had some electrical training in the past. Even if it was just sticking his finger in an outlet as a youngster.
And if he does have family (kids), I hope they get the "smart" genes. Or we may see a repeat performance.
Dumb people should NOT breed.
Akron, OH
Posted 04:18 PM, 06/29/2009
Holy smokes!!
NE, Oh
Posted 04:30 PM, 06/29/2009
@ Godfather...they don't know they are breeding!haha
Posted 04:48 PM, 06/29/2009
dduckster Duh, this happened in Warren not Akron. But evidently they have stupid people there too.
Posted 04:53 PM, 06/29/2009
Yuck.
Just got a "Green Mile" flash back.
You know, when Percy "forgets" to wet the sponge.
I feel bad for the employee that had to investigate the power outage at the substation.
akron, oh
Posted 05:42 PM, 06/29/2009
This criminal's favorite song was "Disco Inferno".
Akron, OH
Posted 06:00 PM, 06/29/2009
As a boy, he loved eating beef jerky, not thinking that some day he would become a chunk of Oberto!
Canton, Oh
Posted 08:39 PM, 06/29/2009
Those Darwin awards are being handed out so fast - my head is spinning!!!
Posted 09:54 PM, 06/29/2009
So it's not the volts that kill you but the amps. I was waiting for someone to prove that to me. Thanks kid.
Tallmadge, Oh
Posted 10:22 PM, 06/29/2009
"Sniff" "Sniff"! Does anyone smell hair burning?
Walnut Creek, Oh
Posted 10:24 PM, 06/29/2009
Amps,,volts...All I can say is DUHHHHHHHH!!!
Posted 10:47 PM, 06/29/2009
Money for schools in Warren!!!
Akron, OH
Posted 11:32 PM, 06/29/2009
I guess he'll be grounded.
akron, OH
Posted 11:49 PM, 06/29/2009
all that effort stealing copper could've been put into a legitimate job...I saw some videos of this kind of stuff in third world countries, never thought anyone would be stupid enough to try it here
Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Posted 12:15 AM, 06/30/2009
I heard he was doing yoga...
Ohm...Ohm...
Walnut Creek, Oh
Posted 12:38 AM, 06/30/2009
OMG... a comedian in every crowd..
Akron, OH
Posted 06:38 AM, 06/30/2009
Good one, Medina!
Akron, Oh
Posted 06:46 AM, 06/30/2009
HE WAS WEARING AN AC/DC SHIRT AND A ZAPPA HEADBAND
Akron, OH
Posted 06:46 AM, 06/30/2009
"You can feel it! It's Electric!"
ROFLMAO! Nice posts, Akron!
"I got tha Powah!"
:0)
Barberton, OH
Posted 07:26 AM, 06/30/2009
Well conceived crime, stealing copper from a substation. I wouldn't think the wire was llive either
Posted 07:51 AM, 06/30/2009
Doing the electric slide.
Akron, OH
Posted 08:24 AM, 06/30/2009
"So it's not the volts that kill you but the amps. I was waiting for someone to prove that to me. Thanks kid."
Nope it's the stupidity that kills !!
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Hasn’t been as evil since he became a , JW
Posted 08:26 AM, 06/30/2009
Your comments are “reVOLTing”. You see at night its dark out, so the power must be off. It’s natural selection.
akron, oh
Posted 08:32 AM, 06/30/2009
You would think that I would be used to it by now, but yet I'm always shocked by the utter lack of compassion on the part of people who post on this site. A guy died, and that really isn't funny. Sure, he was attempting to steal, but that doesn't mean the guy wasn't a human being. Have a heart.
akron, oh
Posted 08:53 AM, 06/30/2009
people are sick of hearing these stories about these "poor souls" who are out of luck and have to steal to get by. no one wants to hear it anymore. and to be dumb enough to break into a substation. why not try to get a job, instead? everybody knows it's not the easiest thing to do, but all the rest of us try. these types don't want to try, to work, to struggle. they want a quick,easy target. it didn't work this time and that's why people are making jokes. they are sick of hearing it.
Da ghetto of Fairlawn, OH
Posted 08:55 AM, 06/30/2009
@ PayAttention
Go preach elsewhere-and if you are so "shocked" by the comments, why do you keep looking at the site? This is just like TV-if you don't like it, you don't have to view it.
I just wonder if the funeral home that is handling the arrangements will give the family a discount-after all, he is "half" cremated.
akron, oh
Posted 08:58 AM, 06/30/2009
SHOCKING!
Akron, OH
Posted 09:20 AM, 06/30/2009
It's the current that kills
Canal Fulton, Oh
Posted 09:35 AM, 06/30/2009
The sad thing is,his family will end up suing Edison for making it easy for their son to get in there and do that..that being said..LOL@ all you!!!
KOOKville, oh
Posted 09:50 AM, 06/30/2009
This is "#2" in the 3 pack with Billy Mays.
Canal Fulton, Oh
Posted 09:57 AM, 06/30/2009
Speaking of him..what a bad week for him to die..he's not getting any coverage at all .I think the 3 pack is for famous people isn't it?
Akron, OH
Posted 10:44 AM, 06/30/2009
SHOCKING story. :)
akron, oh
Posted 12:32 PM, 06/30/2009
most of these ppl our cowards that why they show no feeling toward death yeah it was stupid for him to do what he did but he died let him rest in his on peace i cant wait to get the chance to joke on here when one of you children die
AKRON, OH
Posted 12:44 PM, 06/30/2009
@checkmyfiles
Some people enjoy commenting on the stupidity of others. When I read artciles such as this Im thankful that I am not so ignorant as to try and and hacksaw through live wiring. So I dont feel sorry for him; its so hard to feel pity for people who act so foolishly. Any child should have known it was dangerous to do what he was doing; so why should we feel bad that a grown man wasn't "Bright" enough to keep himself unplugged.
So if commnenting on this man's stupidity makes me a coward; then I'm happy to be a coward who stays alive, than a man brave enough to steal copper wiring that is still live.
Da ghetto of Fairlawn, OH
Posted 01:05 PM, 06/30/2009
@checkmyfiles
Sounds like it is time to ask your Doctor for stronger depression meds if you get yourself that upset about other people's mishaps.
BTW, go back to school & get your GED so you learn what a run on sentence is and the difference between "our" & "are"
Posted 01:11 PM, 06/30/2009
Ok, that half-cremated comment was by far, the funniest comment on this subject.
Yet one more thing this kid tried to do but failed. He just made the world a little safer. His next victim may have been "joe" citizen.
Sitting On Saturns Ring , ∆
Posted 01:27 PM, 06/30/2009
Now thats what i call negative energy.
AKRON, OH
Posted 02:14 PM, 06/30/2009
Maybe he'd still be alive if had been grounded this morning
MANSFIELD, OH
Posted 02:59 PM, 06/30/2009
Can we start a reality game show, were we drop off criminals in the middle of a sub station with hacksaws and see how many make it out alive. They could make $$ off it and get rid of a few criminals too. Only child molesters, murderers, and rapist. Sorry about my spelling and grammer, I know how you all love to flame people about that.
akron, oh
Posted 03:00 PM, 06/30/2009
Oh well, if you try to steal from Ohio Edison, you will fry!!!
MANSFIELD, OH
Posted 03:08 PM, 06/30/2009
Thats why my bill with ohio edison is so high
Posted 03:09 PM, 06/30/2009
that wasn't funny Stuck, I'm sorry.
Checkmyfiles... Hah... you act like a 5 year old. Omg you jerks! Im gonna laugh when you kid dies!
Grow up and learn to take life less seriously, we will all be dead soon enough.
Tallmadge, OHIO
Posted 03:09 PM, 06/30/2009
Scratch his name from the list of potential repeat offenders.
Uber-Duh.
Hasn’t been as evil since he became a , JW
Posted 03:15 PM, 06/30/2009
I must say the commenting seems energized today. Now that’s out of the way. There is another story on ohio.com of a young Girl drowning. That is a tragedy. This is pure stupidity. There is a huge difference. Copper thieves www.whsalisbury.com.
Hasn’t been as evil since he became a , JW
Posted 03:24 PM, 06/30/2009
I would like to let everyone know that if I go out in a blaze of stupidity. It’s OK to poke fun at me.
MANSFIELD, OH
Posted 03:24 PM, 06/30/2009
HEY whackamole
My kids wont be dumb enough to steal copper, specialy from a live sub-station. If your kids are then you have failed as a parent. I have no sympathy for theifs who get hurt while stealing.
If they broke into my house for copper they would only get lead.
again sorry for my poor grammer and spelling
Stow, oh
Posted 03:55 PM, 06/30/2009
Thunder31
Akron, Oh
Posted 12:23 PM, 06/29/2009
You've said:
As a child, the suspect placed his tongue on 9 volt batteries, as well as inserted metal objects into electrical outlets.
Sorry, laughing my a@@ off at this Darwin winner.
The media said he was burned beyond recognition and still we have no name so how do you know who this was? Just curious!
Akron, OH
Posted 04:07 PM, 06/30/2009
Ohio Edison substations work much faster than the Darque Zone for that "all over" tan.
AKRON, OH
Posted 04:24 PM, 06/30/2009
I wanna play whackamole. That used to be my favorite game at Chucky Cheese
Akron, OH
Posted 05:04 PM, 06/30/2009
Cav2009 obviously can't recognize sarcasim on this website.....
akron, oh
Posted 05:22 PM, 06/30/2009
I guess he quit smoking today.
akron, oh
Posted 08:44 PM, 06/30/2009
sorry but the comments are too funny,.....even sent this one to my wife....what an idiot...
btw, it only take .006 amps to make the heart fibrillate (6 milliamps) in 1 seconds time,,,the design of GFI'S receptacles (ground fault circuit interrupter) are designed to shut off in that time! plugs with reset & trip buttons in your garage, bathroom, kitchen, etc
Akron, Oh
Posted 12:52 AM, 07/01/2009
I guess this meth head got what he deserved; stealing from Ohio Edison is not a bright idea but it lit his a@@ up!
akron, oh
Posted 02:15 AM, 07/01/2009
at yankeescot:
I'll preach wherever I feel like preaching. "Don't tread on me". My point is, very little good ever comes of people rejoicing in someone's death. Like I've said before, I detest crime, but people living in a civilized community need to act like civilized people. As a community we should acknowledge and punish wrongdoing, but we should also practice compassion. If you believe that death is a reasonable and deserved outcome for a petty theft crime, you might want to relocate to Afghanistan.
akron, OH
Posted 03:37 AM, 07/01/2009
yeah but payattention, this wasn't some taliban court order, he did it to himself. No matter how you slice it the guy's a moron.
Akron, Oh
Posted 07:38 AM, 07/01/2009
I agree, most of the comments are funny. BUT you would all be saying something different if it was a child that was killed by electricty. This person never grew up mentally.
kent, oh
Posted 09:16 AM, 07/01/2009
Maybe he downed an AMP soda before he downed a bunch of AMPS? Quite fulfilling, eh?
Mr. Hacksaw, he ain't no friend in a substation is he? IDIOT
Jefferson, Oh
Posted 10:20 AM, 07/01/2009
This was the quickest trip to the "Electric Chair" ever. Saved the citizens millions of dollars in public defense funds, appeals, lodging, meals and education.
BTW, the last item should have been first on his list.
mogadore, oh
Posted 11:55 AM, 07/01/2009
The police think he can still be CHARGED!!!!!
KOOKville, oh
Posted 11:57 AM, 07/01/2009
Payattention...you do have a point, HOWEVER, when people are this stupid, it is a little easier to put aside the fact that a person died (I think). And then of course, have some fun with it.
Who in their right mind, would do something sooooo stupid?? Obviously, he thought he could get some cash out of this stunt. But apparently he forgot about the danger involved. He had to climb a fence to get in there. Didn't that jog his memory about safety any??
This dude was S T U P I D !!!
Da ghetto of Fairlawn, OH
Posted 11:57 AM, 07/01/2009
@ PayAttention
Sounds like somebody has no sense of humor. I'm willing to bet you are the life of the party! For someone who hates the comments on here, you sure do come back to this site often. Having a stick up your back side is no way to go through life. Please "lighten up"-pun intended!
KOOKville, oh
Posted 12:01 PM, 07/01/2009
peebs02...the really sad thing is, some IDIOT judge will side with the family EVEN THOUGH HE HAD TO CLIMB A FENCE TO GET IN THAT MESS.
KOOKville, oh
Posted 12:03 PM, 07/01/2009
Andyman...quit apologizing for your g*d dam grammar. I promise I won't correct you. At least your sh*t is funny.
Posted 01:04 PM, 07/01/2009
I'm getting a CHARGE out of reading these comments !
Akron, Oh
Posted 03:00 PM, 07/01/2009
This is a sad story, when someone is killed-- all the comments are about a joke. Death is no Joke. going to jail for stealing but death. Wake up
akron, oh
Posted 03:24 PM, 07/01/2009
justcause....
it's really hard to have pitty on those who know better. When you break the law, you have to be ready for the consequences. The dumber the criminal, the bigger the consequences....at least in this case..LOL. NO SYMPATHY!
Alliance, OH
Posted 03:27 PM, 07/01/2009
@ Payattention:
"If you believe that death is a reasonable and deserved outcome for a petty theft crime, you might want to relocate to Afghanistan"
The amount of metals that could have been stolen, the damage done to the sub-station and the number of PAYING customers that lost their power makes this something a bit more than just "petty theft crime".
And folks in Afghanistan would just chop his hand(s) off for a first offense (if it WAS the first). In this country we would have paid for him, his food, medical care, etc. this time, and every time thereafter, that he was or would have been jailed.
I love the jokes and thank goodness that the taxpayers got off cheap for a change! I just hope this experience has "enlightened" him.
Alliance, OH
Posted 03:31 PM, 07/01/2009
@ Payattention:
You seem to have too much "resistance" in your life, maybe you need "enlightened" as well!
MANSFIELD, OH
Posted 03:59 PM, 07/01/2009
SO FUNNY ROFLMAO
Da ghetto of Fairlawn, OH
Posted 04:25 PM, 07/01/2009
@Justcause
Here is a tissue for your issue! LMAO!
Maybe you & PayAttention can form a support group since you are so distraught from the comments. When was the last time either of you "got some"? Perhaps that is your problem?
MANSFIELD, OH
Posted 04:48 PM, 07/01/2009
they would probley ask you "get some what" lol
Alliance, OH
Posted 05:15 PM, 07/01/2009
@ yankeescot
They probably think you mean milk, lmao!
Akron, Oh
Posted 11:57 PM, 07/03/2009
" The site is surrounded by barbed wire and has warning signs."
You're assuming someone this stupid can read?
Akron, Oh
Posted 11:59 PM, 07/03/2009
Maybe payattention and checkmyfiles can petition for a pictured sign of a crack head doing the shuffle.
akron, oh
Posted 01:17 AM, 11/23/2009
Any body making jokes about a dead person is sick.And i hope you dont have any kids!Karma is coming!
