Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce, the Hanover Police Service, and the South Bruce OPP are asking for the publics’ assistance to help identify suspects in two new incidents of copper wire theft.

Sometime overnight on September 8^th and 9^th 2009 at least three culprits broke into the Hydro One Transformer Station on Grey Road 28 north of Hanover. The thieves cut several strips of unclad copper grounding wire including a number of strips that were buried underground.

This incident is similar to a theft of copper wire that occurred on September 28^th at Hurontel Communications in Ripley in which 300 meters of 22 gauge insulated copper wire was stolen. The total value of the stolen wire is estimated at $4,500.00.

If you have any information about these crimes call CRIME STOPPERS at 1-800-222-TIPS or send a web-tip to crimestop-gb.org. You won’t be asked to identify yourself, you won’t have to appear in court, and you may be eligible for a cash reward up to $2,000.00. Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to call display.