US Edition2 Arrested After San Jose Copper Theft
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SJ woman repeatedly loses service due to copper wire thefts; 2 caught with 150 lbs of phone lines
"It affects too many people, and someone could end up dying because someone else decided to take a phone line for a few bucks. And when you put people in danger like that, it's not fair," San Jose resident Ellen Worth said.
2 arrested after San Jose copper theft
(KRON) – A man stealing copper from phone lines and the getaway driver have been arrested, said the San Jose Police Department. San Jose police said an officer intercepted a copper theft near San Felipe Road and Meadowlands Lane early Saturday morning. A man was cutting overhead phone lines and placing them inside plastic bags along the roadside. Mountain lion sighting in Solano County Photo: San Jose Police Department. Police located a man h…
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The Mercury newsSan Jose police arrest suspects in dangerous copper wire theft
The suspects arrested early Saturday morning are part of a growing national crime problem that can lead to power outages and other service disruptions.
A man and a woman were arrested on Saturday suspected of stealing copper wires in San Jose. Police reported that officers patrolled the San Felipe Road and Meadowlands Lane area when they found a man hiding in the bush after allegedly cutting off aerial telephone cables. The suspect had cut the telephone cables into pieces and had kept them in plastic bags that were found by the side of the road. They also found the suspect in possession of a ba…
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