Police recover sprinkler valves stolen from South Bend homes

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Brass back flow valves stolen

South Bend Police say thieves recently stole an estimated 100 brass back flow valves on the city's southeast side. (WSBT photo)

By Tiffany Griffin

Story Created: Jan 22, 2008 at 7:42 AM EST

Story Updated: Jan 22, 2008 at 10:05 AM EST

SOUTH BEND — Police have recovered some 30 of the sprinkler backflow valves that recently were stolen from neighborhoods on the city’s south side, a spokesman announced Monday.

Capt. Phil Trent, a South Bend police spokesman, said officers recovered the valves last week after a man tried to sell them at a local scrap yard.

Police spoke to the man, who told them he had found the valves and did not realize they were stolen. The man was not arrested, Trent said.

Anyone with information on the thefts may call South Bend police at (574) 235-9263, or Crime Stoppers at (574) 288-STOP.

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