Crime & Safety
CT Man Arrested Trying to Cut Copper Bars from AT&T Tower: State Police
The incident occurred Friday morning in Middlebury, according to state police.
MIDDLEBURY, CT — A 34-year-old Plainville man was arrested on burglary, larceny and related charges Friday morning after he allegedly tried to steal copper bars from an AT&T tower in Middlebury, according to state police.
Joseph B. Legeyt was arrested at about 8:35 a.m. after state police said he tried to cut "copper ground buss bars" from a tower inside an AT&T structure near I-84.
"The tower and AT&T building are enclosed by a locked chain-link fence," wrote Sgt. Eric Haglund in a statement.
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Legeyt was charged with:
- Burglary, third degree
- Possession of Burglary Tools
- Criminal Trespass, second degree
- Criminal Mischief, first degree
- Larceny, fourth degree
He was held in lieu of a $20,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in Waterbury Superior Court on Feb. 16.
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Photo: Joseph B. Legeyt. Photo credit: Connecticut State Police
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