HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — The Washington County Sheriff’s Office says it’s charging four people with stealing more than a ton of railroad iron from a track-maintenance site in Hagerstown.
The agency said Wednesday that three Hagerstown residents and one Smithsburg resident loaded a minivan with nearly 2,500 pounds of material owned by Norfolk Southern Corp. The items included spikes, track plates and a four-foot section of rail.
Detective Timothy Atwell says they were apprehended near a scrap yard in Waynesboro, Pa., where they planned to sell the material, valued at about $300.
Atwell says the subjects also face charges in Pennsylvania, including possession of stolen property.
The defendants are 25-year-old Travis Palmer, 43-year-old Celestine Lee and 47-year-old Patricia Green, all of Hagerstown, and 49-year-old Lori Palmer of Smithsburg.
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