Saturday, November 13, 2010
Copper Theft A Problem
WEST VIRGINIA...
Copper theft continues to be a problem in the Coal Grove area. A recent rash of thefts could mean lights out for Paul Porter Park's annual Christmas light display.
"We had a lot of our electrical wiring in the smaller building, the cords and receptacles and all the connectors were in this building. That's the building they broke into," Coal Grove Mayor Larry McDaniel said. "They just knocked the lock off it and got our rolls of wire out of there."
At least 1,000 feet of electrical wiring, worth more than $2,000, was stolen to strip and sell.
Across the river in Ashland, the problem is theft of telephone cables.
At least 1,000 feet of electrical wiring, worth more than $2,000, was stolen to strip and sell.
Across the river in Ashland, the problem is theft of telephone cables.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 4:19 AM 
