SUMMERDALE – Police began searching for suspects involved with copper wire thefts in Summerdale this week after several incidents occurred on surrounding farms.
“We're asking everyone to be on the lookout for any suspicious vehicles or …
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SUMMERDALE – Police began searching for suspects involved with copper wire thefts in Summerdale this week after several incidents occurred on surrounding farms.
“We're asking everyone to be on the lookout for any suspicious vehicles or persons who may be entering or exiting agriculture fields where large water irrigation pivots are set up to irrigate crops,” Chief Eddie Ingram wrote in an email to residents Wednesday.
Several incidents of strangers removing copper wire from irrigation systems in agricultural areas have been reported over the last few days around County Road 36 and County Road 83, police said.
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justify;line-height:normal;background:white"> Suspects are removing up 1,000 feet or more of copper wire from irrigation systems set up in farm fields, according to reports.
Police are looking for more than one suspect, according to Ingram.
“This wire is very expensive and heavy and would require a minimum of two individuals to pull and load this wire,” Ingram wrote in the email. “These thefts are occurring late at night or in the early morning hours.”
Copper can be sold for over $3 a pound, according to reports. Several hundred feet of wire can be valued at over $1,000. Residents should look for people burning wire to remove rubber tubing or someone in possession of large amounts of ½-inch copper wire, police said.
