Actor Tom Selleck accused of stealing truckloads of hydrant water in drought-stricken California for his ranch
A California water district this week filed a complaint alleging that Tom Selleck, most famous for his starring roles in Three Men and a Baby and other 1980s hits, stole truckloads of hydrant water to use on his capacious ranch in the Hidden Valley. From The Los Angeles Times:
The Calleguas Municipal Water District said in a complaint filed Monday in Ventura County Superior Court that on more than a dozen occasions since 2013, a white truck filled up at a Thousand Oaks hydrant and hauled the water to Selleck's 60-acre ranch in Westlake Village. [The Los Angeles Times]
California is in the midst of a historic drought that has led the state government to place curbs on private water usage.
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