Tom Selleck 'stole' truckloads of water
Actor Tom Selleck is accused by a California agency of illegally taking water from a public hydrant to supply his ranch, court papers showed on Wednesday. The Calleguas Municipal Water District submitted a complaint on Monday in Ventura County Superior Court against the star of 1980s TV series Magnum, P.I.The complaint happens at the time when California is dealing with a four-year drought that has damaged the state's multibillion-dollar agriculture industry.State officials have imposed mandatory cutbacks of 25% on average for cities and towns.The complaint said that several times between 2013 and this year, a water-tender truck pulled up at a hydrant in Thousand Oaks in Southern California and filled up with water to deliver to Selleck's nearby ranch.Also, on four consecutive days in March, the truck was seen taking water from the hydrant and transporting it to Selleck's property, the complaint said.The water district's complaint is seeking a court injunction to prevent Selleck from taking water from the hydrant. The hydrant is located in a different area from the water district that serves the location of the actor's ranch.In November 2013 the Calleguas Municipal Water District warned Selleck that it would take legal action against him if the water deliveries did not stop. ..
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