Blondie
08-02-2002, 12:14 PM
Woman allegedly steals steak from neighbor's barbecue grill
By The Associated Press
SAN ANDREAS, Calif. - Authorities said they followed a trail of meat juice to a woman suspected of stealing steak from a neighbor's barbecue.
Calaveras County authorities arrested Lindsey Blackledge for allegedly stealing the steak off the outdoor grill when her neighbor wasn't looking.
The call to Calaveras County Sheriff's Department came at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday from a woman who said she only turned away from the grill briefly to find her meal gone.
Authorities didn't have to bring in the blood hounds to solve the case of the missing meat.
"It had been stolen and a trail of meat juice was followed up to the next door apartment," said sheriff's deputy Blain Smith.
The deputies found the partially cooked meat on a bathroom counter in the apartment occupied by Blackledge.
Blackledge was arrested on suspicion of receiving stolen property and having an outstanding warrant for allegedly stealing stolen property in an unrelated case.
She was being held in Calaveras County jail on $25,000.
The steak never made it back to the grill. "I doubt if it was returned and I don't think they booked it in evidence," Smith said.
By The Associated Press
SAN ANDREAS, Calif. - Authorities said they followed a trail of meat juice to a woman suspected of stealing steak from a neighbor's barbecue.
Calaveras County authorities arrested Lindsey Blackledge for allegedly stealing the steak off the outdoor grill when her neighbor wasn't looking.
The call to Calaveras County Sheriff's Department came at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday from a woman who said she only turned away from the grill briefly to find her meal gone.
Authorities didn't have to bring in the blood hounds to solve the case of the missing meat.
"It had been stolen and a trail of meat juice was followed up to the next door apartment," said sheriff's deputy Blain Smith.
The deputies found the partially cooked meat on a bathroom counter in the apartment occupied by Blackledge.
Blackledge was arrested on suspicion of receiving stolen property and having an outstanding warrant for allegedly stealing stolen property in an unrelated case.
She was being held in Calaveras County jail on $25,000.
The steak never made it back to the grill. "I doubt if it was returned and I don't think they booked it in evidence," Smith said.