To most of us, they’re just cables hanging from a utility pole. To thieves, they’re cash.
Copper theft has become an almost daily problem for Verizon crews in Cecil County, where thieves are cutting telecommunications lines, disrupting phone and internet service and leaving behind damage that can take hours or longer to repair.
Now, a new Maryland law taking effect October 1 is designed to make stolen telecommunications equipment harder to sell and add penalties for damaging the infrastructure…