A man has been arrested for allegedly trying to steal a fire hydrant in the Signal Hill area, a trend that authorities say is on the rise in Los Angeles County. Surveillance video captured the Oct. 23 incident and showed the man, using his parked car as a screen, appearing to use a wrench to unscrew the bolts at the base of the hydrant. Officers patrolling the area spotted the man as their SUV drove past the would-be hydrant thief’s vehicle, according to video released by police. The officers then contacted the suspect, identified as 53-year-old Jorge Beltran Carrillo of Los Angeles, and took him into custody without incident. Carrillo was arrested and booked on theft-related charges, police said in a Facebook Reel posted Thursday.