Spokane Valley man arrested on suspicion of stealing neighbor’s electricity

A Spokane Valley man was arrested on suspicion of stealing electricity from his neighbor by repeatedly plugging an electrical cord into her outside outlet. Chad R. Wiyrick, 24, was booked into the Spokane County jail on misdemeanor theft charges, a news release from the Spokane County sheriff said. A retired woman in her 70s told deputies she’d found the electrical cord plugged into her outside outlet three times and reported it every time. The second time they attempted to find him, deputies arrested Wiyrick and booked him on the theft charges.