PREVIOUSLY: Please Identify the Men Who Allegedly Stole Renner Petroleum’s Bathroom Water Heater (PHOTOS)

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From the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:

On 09-03-2014, at approximately 11:00 p. m. one of the burglary suspects called the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office after a friend saw him on the six o’clock news and told him he was wanted by law enforcement. The suspect was identified and interviewed by a deputy. The suspect told the deputy he was not the person who actually stole the water heater, but admitted to being at the scene.

A Fortuna Police Officer saw the photos of the suspects in the press and also called the Sheriff’s Office with the names of both suspects. A request for an arrest warrant is being submitted to the Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office for the suspect who called the Sheriff’s Office and provided a statement. The Sheriff’s Office is actively seeking the second suspect, Dale Otto Elliot, 25 years old for the burglary of the water heater and violation of his felony probations.

Elliot is on three separate felony probations, one for possession of illicit drugs, one for possession of narcotics and one for possession of stolen property.

Dale Otto Elliot is further described as follows: White male adult, 6 feet tall, approximately 250 pounds, brown hair and blue eyes.

Anyone with information for the Sheriff’s Office regarding Elliot or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the Sheriff’s Office at 707-445-7251 or the Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip line at 707-268-2539.