Photos: Copper Thieves Snagged $15K Haul

TAMPA, FL — The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help identifying two people its deputies say drove up to a home under construction and helped themselves to more than $15,000 worth of copper wiring.

According to the agency, the theft occurred sometime between March 23 and March 24 at a home under construction in the 3600 block of West Linebaugh Avenue. The thieves, an email from the agency said, drove up to the fenced site, cut the lock and then entered the property in a late 1990’s white Dodge Dakota pickup truck.

After taking the copper, they drove off undetected, the agency noted.

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Anyone who recognizes the men or their truck is asked to contact the sheriff’s office at 813-247-8200. Tips may also be submitted through Crime Stoppers by calling 800-873-8477 or by going online to www.crimestopperstb.com.

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Photos courtesy of the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office