SCAVENGERS' NEST TRANSIENTS TO BE ARRAIGNED IN THEFTS.Byline: Amy Raisin raisin, in botany and cooking raisin, dried fruit of certain varieties of grapevines bearing grapes with a high content of sugar and solid flesh. Although the fruit is sometimes artificially dehydrated, it is usually sun-dried. Staff Writer CASTAIC - Two transients suspected of squatting squatting /squat·ting/ (skwaht´ing) a position with hips and knees flexed, the buttocks resting on the heels; sometimes adopted by the parturient at delivery or by children with certain types of cardiac defects. on private land will be arraigned today on theft charges following the discovery of a stolen travel trailer A travel trailer or caravan is a trailer towed behind a road vehicle (or even a horse) to provide a place to sleep which is more comfortable, sheltered and protected than a tent (although there are fold-down tent trailers [1]) . , tools and other construction materials on the property, authorities said. Rick Day, 39, of Castaic faces a felony theft charge after sheriff's deputies on Wednesday discovered a new 10-foot trailer, with its identification number scratched off, at the remote site north of Hasley Canyon. Deputies stopped Day and 45-year-old Randy Barro of Canyon Country as the men drove a truck and trailer loaded with two 55-gallon drums on a dirt road dirt road n (US) → camino sin firme dirt road n → chemin non macadamisé or non revêtu dirt road dirt n toward a site known for illegal dumping, authorities said. Detective Dennis Blackstock of the Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, Sheriff's station said the men, both of whom are on probation for drug-related offenses, led the deputies to a junk-strewn campsite where the suspects said they have lived for about a year. ``When the deputies investigated the area they found the new trailer and materials that looked like they came from a construction site, things like rolls of conduit wire,'' Blackstock said. ``We had to call out (the Hazardous Materials team) to find out what kind of chemicals were inside the two big drums Big Drum is a genre and a musical instrument from the Windward Islands. It is a kind of Caribbean music, associated mostly closely with the music of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Carriacou in Grenada and in the music of Saint Kitts and Nevis. .'' Investigators said the barrels contained chemicals used to make insulation foam. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Blackstock, the suspects said they found the drums in the Valencia Industrial Center and planned to store them at the transient camp. A supply of heavy-grade aluminum also was found with the barrels. In addition to the felony theft charges, Day and Barro were charged with possession of tools used in burglaries. Blackstock did not describe the tools but said such items are often used to pry open doors and cut through metal materials. ``It looks like these two are a couple of Dumpster divers who like to collect junk,'' Blackstock said. ``But some of the junk appears to be stolen. We're continuing to investigate. And we're trying to find out who owns that land.'' The men are scheduled to be arraigned today in Newhall Superior Court. Amy Raisin, (661) 257-5254 amy.raisin(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Sheriff's deputies investigate a truck and trailer used by two squatters camping on private land north of Hasley Canyon. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer |
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