BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge Police have arrested several members of a family and accused them of stealing copper wire, welding machines and other items from a handful of area businesses. An affidavit says one of the defendants told an acquaintance to destroy evidence.
Dereck Sanders, 29; Ammony Sanders, 20; Ahmi Grant, 19; and Carey Sanders, 36; were named in theft charges filed after incidents in January. They, along with Jonathan Sanders, 25; Morlena Sanders, 43; and Adrian Grant, 24; face charges from alleged crimes in December.
On Christmas Eve last year, BRPD was notified regarding a burglary in which video surveillance showed four individuals using a forklift to steal scrap copper from Southern Recycling. The material was valued at $52,000…