Man jailed for trying to siphon fuel from broadcast tower generator

Key points

• A man has been sentenced to 12 months' jail for breaking into a broadcast transmitter site in Eden, on the NSW Far South Coast, to siphon diesel from a backup generator. Alec Harvey, 32, pleaded guilty to three charges, including entering land with intent to commit an indictable offence and dealing with property proceeds of crime relating to 500 litres of diesel.
• Court documents show the offence took place in August, with CCTV recording Harvey and a passenger at the site.
• Judge Doug Dick described the offence as very concerning.