Two Men Foiled in Attempt to Steal Copper Wire from Construction Site

Two men's plan to steal copper wire was foiled by an alert officer who spotted them near the Dealtry Pool off Pleasant Street.

The electrical supervisor of construction of apartments at 140 Pleasant Street called police on Feb. 22 at 7:47 a.m. when he discovered that someone tried to steal 14 spools of copper wire from the site, said Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn.

"They were secured with a lock and chain. They cut the chain and lined them up in the back of the site," Lawn said. "Each spool weighed 300 pounds."

The spools were not taken, however, because an officer stopped two men near the when he noticed some suspicious activity, Lawn said. The pool is just behind and down a hill from the construction site.

When police realized the men were involved in the attempt to take the copper, they got summonses for the two men to appear in Waltham District Court on charges of attemted larceny and trespassing, Lawn said. one is a 21-year-old from Milford and the other is a 35-year-old from Woonsocket, R.I.