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April 24, 2008
Purdue police seek information about copper wire theft
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue police on Thursday (April 24) are looking for information about the theft of approximately $44,000 worth of insulated copper wire from a construction storage area on campus during the past three weeks.A Purdue employee told police approximately 2,800 feet of stranded copper wire, ranging in thickness from one-fourth of an inch to one inch in diameter, was taken at some point after April 4. The insulated copper wire was taken from a construction storage area near the Physical Facilities service building, said Lt. Fred Davis.
Davis said the wire, which is used for electrical construction and remodeling projects at the university, may have been taken, stripped of its plastic coating, and then sold to a salvage company.
The person or people responsible for the theft may have had to make multiple trips to haul the copper wire away since such a large amount was taken, Davis said.
Theft is a Class D felony punishable by up to three years in prison and a maximum fine of $10,000.
Anyone with information related to the case is asked to call the Purdue Police Department at (765) 494-8221 or the anonymous crime tip line at (765) 496-3784.
Writer: Christy Jones, (765) 494-1089, christyjones@purdue.edu
Source: Lt. Fred Davis, (765) 494-8221
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu
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