Florida Agents Arrest 12 in Copper Cable Theft Ring
Twelve people were arrested in connection with the alleged theft of underground copper cable in south and central Florida, said a news release Tuesday from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. FDLE officials said the thefts made communications infrastructure vulnerable…
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to failure, with at least one theft damaging adjacent fiber cables that carry 911 communications. The investigation began in October 2014 after a request from Florida Power and Light, the release said. After allegedly stealing the copper cable, the suspects sold the copper to metal recycling facilities across Miami-Dade, it said.