Rash Of Copper Wire Thefts Plague Vallejo Schools; Start Of School Year May Be Threatened
San Francisco CBSlocal -VALLEJO (CBS 5) -– Copper theft is nothing new in the Bay Area. But thieves have been particularly busy in Vallejo, where several schools were stripped of the valuable metal in recent weeks.
The problem has become so bad, it may impact the return to school for some students.
At Franklin Middle School, Vallejo Assistant Superintendent Mel Jordan believes three to five thieves sliced through heavy duty bolts and metal brackets to get to copper wire. He said the wire was live and the thieves knew how to take it despite the electrocution risk.
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