Did Selleck steal water? Real P.I. looked into case
LOS ANGELES — The vehicle used for the alleged pilfering of water from a Ventura County water district’s fire hydrant was a white water-tender truck, not a red Ferrari driven by a mustachioed man wearing a Detroit Tigers baseball cap and a Hawaiian shirt.
But in a complaint, the Calleguas Municipal Water District points the finger at former “Magnum P.I.” star Tom Selleck.
Selleck had huge amounts of water from a public hydrant delivered to his sprawling Hidden Valley ranch, according to court documents filed against the veteran actor.
The Calleguas Municipal Water District said in its complaint filed Monday in Ventura County Superior Court that on more than a dozen occasions since 2013, a white truck filled up at a Thousand Oaks hydrant and hauled the water to Selleck’s 60-acre ranch.
To document the alleged theft, the water district spent nearly $22,000 to hire a private investigator, according to the complaint
Calleguas says the “Magnum, P.I.” and “Blue Bloods” star and his wife, Jillie, who is also named in the complaint, are barred from using water from the hydrant because their property is located in a different water district. Selleck and his wife have lived for nearly three decades at the ranch, which includes an avocado farm.
As recently as March 2015, the water truck was spotted filling up at the same hydrant and delivering water to Selleck’s estate on four separate days, according to the complaint.
In addition to legal fees and investigative costs, the water district is seeking a preliminary and permanent injunction barring Selleck and his contractors or employees from taking water from the Calleguas district.
Selleck could not be reached for comment.