Surveillance video shows several people working together to pull this off. And, this isn't the first time they've allegedly done this.
Houston-area business owners are frustrated and have to readjust after thieves left them without power when they took copper from a utility pole.Business owners in southwest Houston are frustrated after police said a couple of thieves allegedly stole copper from a utility pole and left them without power.
Aaron German, whose State Farm business is now without power, sent ABC13 the surveillance video that shows several people working together to pull this off."I feel pretty confident that they should be able to be caught," German, whose hoping the video will help police, said. This is the second time thieves have pulled several feet of copper from underground, causing a power outage for weeks."I got an alert saying that only 5% of customers in your area have a power outage," he said. "I thought that was a peculiar notification."The utility company said copper was stolen from customer-owned equipment.
As the value of copper and other metals increases, CenterPoint said they have seen a rise in electrical wire theft. The company wants the public to call 911 if they notice anything unusual or see someone trying to cut wires. CenterPoint said they have seen a rise in electrical wire theft as the value of copper and other metals increases."Everything that you put out into the universe is going to come back to you, so, these bad actions are going to come on you," German said.
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