AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Energy (AE) said a person accused of stealing copper wire from nearly a dozen city streetlights was arrested after a community member saw and reported the vandalism.
AE said its crews were replacing the stolen copper wire conductor and vandalized street lighting infrastructure.
According to the utility, the vandalism occurred Feb. 12 around 3:30 a.m. in the 2300 block of Ridgepoint Drive…