The theft of copper from power lines in rural parts of Northwest Arkansas is on the rise. Ozarks at Large’s Jack Travis spoke with Megan Krtek to learn more about the problem. Krtek is senior PR and communications manager for Kinetic, a residential and business high-speed broadband service provider. She says copper thieves have been striking powerlines more frequently.
Megan Krtek: So over the last month, we have seen a significant spike in copper theft across Northwest Arkansas. It’s predominantly happening in Washington, Carroll and Madison counties, and the towns that continue to get hit, there’s several of them. So there is Berryville, Elkins, Rudd, St. Paul and Drakes Creek. These communities, we’ve had probably more than 20 thefts over the last month, and it just seems like they continue to increase rather than decrease.
We actually just had a theft as recent as yesterday in Berryville. We are just trying to create some awareness for what’s going on within the community and encourage residents to see something, say something…