This has to be up there on the list of riskiest things to steal. A guy in Sacramento, California got arrested this week for stealing BEEHIVES. The kind in boxes, not on trees.
Cops got a report on Tuesday about some bee boxes that showed up on a piece of property in Yolo County. (YOLO! It borders Sacramento to the west.)
They noticed some markings on the boxes had been altered to hide the fact that they were stolen. So they set up a STING operation.
They staked out the spot and arrested the guy when he showed up. There’s a photo of him in handcuffs, still wearing his beekeeping outfit. (No mask, just the onesie.)
47-year-old Leonid Terzi is facing felony theft charges. No word on why he stole the hives. But he’s probably NOT just a big fan of honey.
Farms pay a lot of money to have those hives brought in when their crops need pollinating.
(Here are photos.)
(Sac Bee)
