Dive summary:

• Denis Pierre Bouchard, a 29-year-old in Saskatchewan, Canada, has been sentenced to 14 months in jail for stealing around 1,000 vehicle batteries last fall and selling them to recycling facilities.
• It is estimated that Bouchard made between $5-$10 from each battery and only around $6,000 for the whole thing.
• Defense lawyer Val Harvey said in court, "he describes his activity as trying to keep food on the table to support himself… he actually put a lot of work into committing these offenses."

From the article:

Denis Pierre Bouchard, 29, was recently sentenced in Saskatoon (Saskatchewan) provincial court for stealing about 1,000 vehicle batteries and selling them for recycling, Saskatchewan-based The StarPhoenix reported.

Bouchard, who was serving a 14-month conditional sentence at the time, broke into multiple business compounds in the fall of 2012 to steal batteries, which he then sold for between $5 and $10 each. He reportedly made about $6,000 by collecting recycling fees on the stolen goods, the article indicates. ...