Crime & Safety
Even More Copper Reported Stolen in Wilton
The string of wire thefts continues in town.
Two separate businesses reported the theft of copper wire in Wilton last week, bringing the number of reported incidents since December up to seven.
On Jan. 3, workers at a construction site reported 23 spools of wire—18 of electrical cable and five of structural cable—were stolen. On Jan. 7, a business on Godfrey Place reported the theft of roughly $1,500 worth of copper wire.
Five thefts of copper were reported in town in December. Thefts have also been reported in Wilton earlier in 2012.
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Last month, police released a surveillance photo of a suspect who had likely be stealing copper downspouts off of residences in town.
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