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A school was forced to shut down after thieves stole 20,000 gallons of water, according to police reports in California.
Humboldt County Police said that water thieves have struck again, this time forcing a children’s school to close.
Up to 20,000 gallons of water were stolen from a storage facility in the Bridgeville Elementary School over the holiday weekend. Left without water, the school had to close, police said.
Humboldt County Sheriff's Lieutenant Steve Knight said investigators believe that a truck was used in the robbery.
The theft comes a month after 20,000 gallons of water were stolen from a district board services community in Weott, another Humboldt County community.
Knight said that the two incidents seem to be unrelated, but authorities expect more water thefts, with hot dry conditions. Knight said authorities are concerned about possible fights over water in relation to the cultivation of marijuana.