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Need a hot bath? Thieves steal hot water tank
DAYTON - Police are looking for thieves who stole the hot water tank from the basement of a home in the 100 block of Marathon Avenue Thursday Jan. 15.
Officer Gregory Mills responded to the report of a breaking and entering at about 11 a.m. and found the basement of the home was full of water.
Thieves had kicked in the back door of the vacant house and cut the hot water tank away from copper piping, according to a police report. The home’s owner responded and said he had no idea who might have taken the hot water heater.
There are no suspects at this time. Anyone with information is urged to call 333-COPS.
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