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Cops: Mineola men caught stealing 40-foot light poles

Two Mineola men perhaps bit off more than they could chew when they tried to steal 40-foot aluminum light poles and sell them for scrap metal, police say. John Baumann, 53, and Stephen Freitas, 47, were

News 12 Staff

May 15, 2008, 4:35 PM

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