Man uses meat hook to steal power

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German police are investigating a man for theft after he siphoned electricity off a highvoltage overhead transmission line for one month with the help of an ordinary meat hook, authorities said.

The 36year old man from Sibbesse in Lower Saxony concocted the plan to steal electricity after the power company cut him off for failure to pay his bills, police said.

The man attached a cable to the meat hook and tossed it onto an overhead power line. He then drew power from the transmission line to his home, located about 150 meters away.

Ive never seen anything like this in my 34yearcareer, said FriedrichWilhelm Lach, chief executive of regional utility Ueberlandwerke Leinetal GmbH, told Reuters. Its incredibly dangerous and utterly stupid.

An employee of the utility noticed the meat hook during a routine check. Lach said the man was lucky he is still alive and warned copycats not to try it: It will kill you, he said.

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