Copper stripped from NJ cell phone towers

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celtic

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Copper stripped from Somerset cell phone towers


Thursday January 24, 2008, 2:14 PM


A spate of copper thefts from cell phone towers in a string of adjacent towns in Somerset County are being tied to the increasing value of the metal.
Eight separate incidents have been reported of copper grounding bars and copper wiring being stolen from cell phone towers, utility stations and constructions sites in Bridgewater, Somerville, Hillsborough and Montgomery all within a 10-day period, police said.
Area police departments are cooperating to stave off further thefts. Hillsborough Police Lt. Greg Harkins said copper has historically been a target of theft, especially in houses under construction, because it an expensive and easily recyclable metal. But the targeting of cell phone towers is new, Harkins said.
"As the metal rises in price, people want to steal it," Verizon Wireless spokesman David Samberg said.

It's getting crazy.
 

drbond24

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A few weeks ago we had several reels of copper wire stolen from a flatbed truck while it was parked overnight as the driver slept (not in the truck, of course). The truck was parked right in front of a state police barracks and fire department, but someone still managed to steal quite a bit of wire off of it in the middle of the night. They pushed a larger reel off the truck and unspooled the wire off of it, but the smaller reels (600-800 lbs) they were able to take in their entirety. Must have been several people involved.
 

nakulak

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drbond24 said:
A few weeks ago we had several reels of copper wire stolen from a flatbed truck while it was parked overnight as the driver slept (not in the truck, of course). The truck was parked right in front of a state police barracks and fire department, but someone still managed to steal quite a bit of wire off of it in the middle of the night. They pushed a larger reel off the truck and unspooled the wire off of it, but the smaller reels (600-800 lbs) they were able to take in their entirety. Must have been several people involved.

gee I wonder who could have been involved ?
 

LarryFine

Master Electrician Electric Contractor Richmond VA
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drbond24 said:
Must have been several people involved.
Or one really big, higly-motivated guy.

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