Audio By Carbonatix
The Wild, Wild West, indeed.
Two Mexican nationals have been arrested in connection with burglaries on trains traveling through northern Arizona on Friday morning, according to the Arizona Daily Sun.
Train robberies? Huh.
Well, they weren’t going for the gold.
A spokeswoman for the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway says, in the first burglary, the suspects — apparently undocumented aliens from Southern California — swiped a shipment of televisions after they cut the brake hoses near Williams, Arizona and disabled the train.
When news happens, Phoenix New Times is there —
Your support strengthens our coverage.
We’re aiming to raise $30,000 by December 31, so we can continue covering what matters most to you. If New Times matters to you, please take action and contribute today, so when news happens, our reporters can be there.
In a second, reported east of Flagstaff, the brake hoses were also cut. The suspects made off with computer equipment from one of the cars.
The Flagstaff Police Department and Coconino County Sheriff’s Office tracked down two of several suspects involved in the heist. The rest escaped after they scattered into the forest.
