Police: Man electrocuted while stealing copper from Moraine business
By Dana Smith
Updated: August 16, 2017, 5:30 pm
MORAINE, Ohio (WDTN) – A 28-year-old Clermont County man is dead after police say he was electrocuted while trying to steal copper wire from Moraine car lot.
Sgt. John Spencer of the Moraine Police Department says a woman pulled up to Kettering Medical Center with Daniel Dean in the car. Medics pronounced him dead.
Spencer said the duo was trying to steal metal from No Ones’ Car Lot on West Dorothy Lane. They didn’t realize the wire was live.
“That shows you just dangerous this stuff can be – especially with electricity,” Spencer said.
At the scene, Wednesday morning, car salesman Stan McKnight says he was shocked by what he saw when he came to pick up some cars.
“I was a little shocked that I came to pick up something that I can’t move because it’s now a crime scene,” McKnight said. “We keeps our Volkswagens here and our Audis, too.”
The owner of the car lot did not want to talk on camera but said this is the first time something like this has happened.
Daren Bowling, the owner of a neighboring business said he hopes the incident can serve as a deterrent to future, would-be thieves.
“I don’t want nobody getting unfortunately killed for stealing copper,” Bowling “But you take that chance when you breaking into somebody’s business and try to take their stuff.”
Spencer says the woman who drove to the hospital could face charges of breaking and entering. He said Dean does have a criminal history.
“It’s fairly common especially with the drug epidemic that we have in the county, currently,” Spencer said. “Pretty much anything that can be sold can be stolen fairly easily and that’s usually one of the things that people focus on.”
Police believe another person may have been involved in the incident. They’re still trying to find that person.
Moron in Moraine: Milford man Daniel Dean dies attempting to steal copper from Moraine business. Contributed photo
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UPDATE @ 1:10 p.m.
The burglary suspect killed in Moraine is identified as Daniel Dean, 22, of Milford, Ohio. There’s no preliminary cause and manner of death yet, but police say it’s likely electrocution.
UPDATE @8:25 a.m.
Police officials said a man is dead after he was electrocuted while trying to steal copper from a Moraine business.
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A man and woman were inside the No Ones Car Lot attempting to steal copper, police said. The woman was able to get the man to a car and was taking him to the hospital when they were stopped by Kettering police for speeding.
The man had already died, police said.
Police are working to talk to the owner of the vehicle that was used in the break-in, along with the woman involved.
This story will be updated as additional information becomes available.
FIRST REPORT
A person is dead and police are working to determine if the death is connected to a break-in at a Moraine business.
Police said someone dropped off a person at Kettering Hospital, and that person died. The person who dropped off the deceased said they were in the area of Dorothy Lane in Moraine.
Police responding to the area found evidence of a break-in at the No Ones Car Lot in the 2200 block of West Dorothy Lane.
The business owner told our news crew there is evidence someone got electrocuted inside.
We are working to gather additional details.