Thief found hiding under pile of metal, police say

Thief found hiding under pile of metal, police say

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LOGAN — An officer’s attention to detail helped catch a metal thief Tuesday, police said.

Detective Robert Olson received intelligence about a construction site where a number of metal thefts had occurred, according to the Logan Police Department. He was watching the yard when he had to leave to assist with responding to a burglary and assault.

“When he came back to his area, he noticed a distinct part of the metal that he knew was there earlier was now gone,” said Capt. Tyson Budge. “It had been such a short period of time that he believed the suspect was still there in the area.”

Olson called additional officers to set up a perimeter, and a K9 unit named Bass was brought in. The officers yelled out multiple warnings to alert the man to the presence of the dog, according to Budge.

“He never responded, so they sent the dog in and the dog found him hiding underneath some of the metal in the yard,” he said. “Subsequently the man was bit. The officer called the dog off and he came back.”


When he came back to his area, he noticed a distinct part of the metal that he knew was there earlier was now gone.

–Capt. Tyson Budge


David Midyett, 44, surrendered after the dog located him, Budge said. He said Midyett was bit on the back, but did not have any puncture wounds.

After being cleared by medical on the scene, Midyett was arrested on suspicion of criminal trespass and theft and booked into the Cache County Jail. Investigators said they believe he is one of the main players responsible for breaking into construction sites and taking construction property.

People will often steal big coils of copper and full sheets of metal to cut up and sell to places that buy remnants of metal, Budge said.

“Metal is really valuable right now, so the thefts have been on the increase nationwide,” he said.

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