Published Dec 7, 2006 8:00 am : Updated Jan 31, 2009 1:57 pm
Columbia, CA — Believe it or not, a Chinese Fighting fish and an astute neighbor led to a Wednesday evening arrest.
A Columbia resident returned to her home on Sawmille Flat Rd. to find well over a thousand dollars worth of her property missing.
That property included televisions, VCR´s, an inflatable mattress, a phone, a heater, two satellite boxes and a Chinese Fighting fish.
A watchful neighbor told the resident he had seen a vehicle parked in front of her residence during her absence. A detailed description led Sheriff´s deputies to the residence of 43 year old Gregory Alan Pinto of Columbia College Drive.
Most of the stolen property was discovered in Pinto´s home including the blue Chinese Fighting fish.
Pinto was jailed with bail set at $50,000.
Written by Bill Johnson
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