Two Armenians arrested in Glendale on theft charges
Two Armenian men were arrested by Glendale police on charges of stealing water and power at two homes.
Boris Nazarian, 46, and Gagik Aslanian, 55, were arrested on Tuesday on utility theft charges. They are accused of altering meters to steal more than $10200 in utilities at their homes, the Glendale News Press reported.
Once investigators discovered tampering, police removed the meters for forensic examination.
Although the reductions in utility use were logged at least two years ago, officials did not indicate the length of the investigation. They had been investigating the homes for a while because they wanted to make sure they had proof of tampering.
The utility has identified 150 customers who in the past two years have tampered with meters or stolen services.
