Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Lewis County Sheriff's Office Investigating Wire Theft from Street Lights (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

(CENTRALIA, WA) -- The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the theft of a large amount of copper wire from street lights along Rush Road.  Stacy Brown with the Sheriff’s Office says on Wednesday deputies contacted the Lewis County Public Works Department in regards to the theft that happened in the 1600 block of Rush Road sometime between August 22 and August 25.  According to Brown, county officials say up to a mile of insulated and non-insulated copper wire was taken.  At this time there is no dollar estimate of the loss.  The investigation is ongoing.