Security guards arrested for stealing materials from Warner Bros. movie
( 2003-09-28 10:55) (Agencies)
Police arrested six security guards hired to protect the set of the upcoming
Warner Bros. film ``Troy,'' and charged them with stealing an all-terrain
motorcycle and tools belonging to the production crew, police said Saturday.
Producers built a replica of ancient Tory in Baja California Sur, not far
from the Pacific Coast resort city of Cabo San Lucas. The set, which is closed
to the media and visitors, sustained minor damage when Hurricane Marty blew
through the area Monday, said Cabo San Lucas police captain Francisco Solis.
Solis said six Mexicans hired as part of the set's private security team had
complained for several days that they hadn't been paid since before the
hurricane arrived. On Friday, they stole a 2003 Honda four-wheel motorcycle
designed for use on sand dunes, a chain saw and an air compressor from the set.
When confronted by police officers, the suspects said they had planned to
sell the stolen goods to recuperate their back wages. The group remained jailed
in Cabo San Lucas late Saturday, Solis said.
Directed by Wolfgang Peterson and starting Brad Pitt, Peter O'Toole and
Orlando Bloom, ``Troy'' is scheduled to hit theaters next year. It retells the
classic tale that begins in 1193 B.C. when Paris, a prince of Troy, steals
Helen, queen of Sparta, from her husband, prompting an army of Greeks to lay
siege to Troy.
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