Thousands of Dollars Worth of Copper Stolen in Southpointe

Cecil Township police said someone stole thousands of dollars worth of wire from a construction site in Southpointe sometime Monday night.

Police said Ray Monaco from P.J. Dick Corp. told police Tuesday morning that someone cut the lock off a tool trailer sometime after 7 p.m. Monday, stealing two, 80-foot spools of copper.

He told police that a 2000-watt Honda generator valued at $1,000 was also taken.

Also stolen was 6,000 feet of copper wire from three floors of the building itself.

Police said that copper was cut from the breaker panels.