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Three men arrested in attempted copper theft
Three men were arrested during an attempted theft of copper from Consolidated Electrical Distributors in Jacksonville, Florida, according to a local television report.
Police said the three men had backed up a U-Haul against the rear of the CED building and cut through the barbed wire and razor-enforced fencing, according to First Coast News, a television station in Jacksonville. They allegedly made a hole in the concrete wall and started loading spools of copper wire onto the truck.
More than $12,000 worth of copper had been removed from the building when police arrived in response to a burglar alarm.
The three men were immediately arrested. One of the men reportedly worked at a scrap metal yard, according tom police.
It was the latest in a series of thefts around the country as the price of copper continues to increase.
See yesterday's related blog.
Three men arrested in attempted copper theft
May 15, 2008
Three men were arrested during an attempted theft of copper from Consolidated Electrical Distributors in Jacksonville, Florida, according to a local television report. Police said the three men had backed up a U-Haul against the rear of the CED building and cut through the barbed wire and razor-enforced fencing, according to First Coast News, a television station in Jacksonville. They allegedly made a hole in the concrete wall and started loading spools of copper wire onto the truck.
More than $12,000 worth of copper had been removed from the building when police arrived in response to a burglar alarm.
The three men were immediately arrested. One of the men reportedly worked at a scrap metal yard, according tom police.
It was the latest in a series of thefts around the country as the price of copper continues to increase.
See yesterday's related blog.
Posted by Jack Keough on May 15, 2008 | Comments (0)
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