SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Two Plainfield men have been charged with stealing some 450 gallons of township water from a fire hydrant.
Jorge Chacon, 34, and Pantaleon Sis, 51, both of Plainfield, were charged with hooking up to a fire hydrant at 32 Commerce Blvd. around 9 a.m. on Feb. 19 and filling two large tanks in the back of a white box truck to get water for their own power washing business, according to a statement prepared by the South Brunswick Police Department.
A security guard who patrols the complex reportedly saw the pair hook up to the hydrant and alerted police, according to reports.
The pair took about 450 gallons of water before Officer Matthew Hagood stopped the truck. Both men were released on a summons for the disorderly persons’ offense.