By Don Sweeney
The News & Observer
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. 鈥� A man cut through a power line, causing an outage, burning his clothes and melting a hacksaw before fleeing, Colorado police reported.
鈥淲e assumed we were ,鈥� police in Commerce City said in a Friday, Dec. 13, news release. 鈥淏ut we never found one.鈥�
Power crews investigating an outage at 5 a.m. Dec. 12, found the scorched items, an abandoned bicycle and a severed power line near a transformer, police said.
They notified police, who began looking for the person responsible.
鈥淲e were out in the area with drones, we had our firefighter partners using infrared technology to try to find this individual, we covered in ash,鈥� police spokeswoman Joanna Small told KUSA. 鈥淪o we can only assume that maybe they stripped out of their top layer of clothing, and walked away.鈥�
After not finding a body, officers reviewed security video showing a man, whom they could not identify, fleeing the area following two explosions, police said.
鈥淭his guy is lucky to be alive鈥� and we are hoping maybe you can help us find him,鈥� police said. 鈥淗e was literally electrocuted.鈥�
Officers warned the public to be on the lookout for the man, who may be 鈥渟emi-nude鈥� and in 鈥渄esperate need of medical attention,鈥� police said.
Police posted photos of the bicycle, charred clothing and a melted hacksaw.
鈥淭his crime caused a lot of damage 鈥� both to infrastructure and probably the suspect too,鈥� police said.
They asked that anyone with information call 303-289-3626.
Commerce City is about a 5-mile drive northeast from downtown Denver.
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