I guess if it's on the ground you can take it............. oh wait, no ya can't.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/09/14/2-florida-men-accused-stealing-utility-pole-in-hurricane-irmas-wake.html
They should have followed these guys to the scrap yard and arrested the scrap yard owner too if he accepted the pole and paid the guys.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/09/14/2-florida-men-accused-stealing-utility-pole-in-hurricane-irmas-wake.html
They should have followed these guys to the scrap yard and arrested the scrap yard owner too if he accepted the pole and paid the guys.