There can be no doubt that Moore, Oklahoma is not the only natural disaster location to which lowlife criminals have come from afar to steal from the local victims. First come the looters to steal personal property from the wreckage left in the wake of the disaster. Then come the fraudulent home repair crooks. There’s nothing lower than the sleazeballs who victimize the victims of a natural disaster.
LOOTERS COME FROM AFAR TO OKLAHOMA AFTER TORNADO
Associated Press
June 9, 2013
MOORE, Okla. -- Authorities say looters have come from as far away as New York and Virginia to steal from victims of last month's tornado in Moore, Okla.
The Oklahoman reports that police arrested one man from Elmhurst, N.Y., and two from Virginia on misdemeanor complaints of stealing copper wire, scrap metal and other items from homes destroyed by the May 20 tornado. Twenty-four people were killed.
Several Moore residents were also arrested on similar misdemeanor complaints.
Residents have filed theft reports for such items as a $50,000 watch, a $13,000 watch, a $2,000 fountain pen and a $1,300 hunting camera.
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