Olive Theft

Red Bluff Daily News reports an olive crop worth about $2,400 is missing after several men, posing as pickers from a local olive oil company, picked and drove away with 6 tons of olives. More here.

Comments

[Brian Hayes]

I got a kick in the pants when I saw this headline at several sites. I clicked to the Red Bluff blotter and confirmed it's true.

But after a few days, I began to recall a few memories from headlines and snippets over the last few years.

North along I-5 and 99, cattle, sheep, newborns, pedigree dogs, and yes, orchards are the new theft! Pumps and engines and copper and irrigation systems too. We're still pretty rough on our own flesh and blood, so nobody's stealing our citizens yet .... :-)

I'm not being an alarmist nor a judgmental 'winger. But, gee whiz, theft evolves. Maybe i-cams and radio sensors can squelch some of this new rapid-exit crime.

Can you imagine when we learn enough skills in day-to-day DNA that farmers will begin branding each olive?!?

[Samer]

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West Bank in Israel "Palestinian Territories".
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artifacts that have been found in the holy land, Judea and Samaria areas.
I have seen your web site on the web and I thought of sending you an e-mail to visit our web site, see if you have any thing that might interest you for your business.
We are the biggest manufacturer of pottery oil lamps and pottery artifacts
in Hebron and our prices are really competitive.
Please visit our site on www.holyland-antiques.com
We hope to hear from you soon.
Sincerely Yours,
Holy Land Antiques Co.