MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Sheriff’s Office Agricultural Crimes Unit arrested a Patterson man in connection with a series of copper wire thefts totaling more than $50,000, authorities said.
Detectives investigated ongoing thefts of copper wire throughout Monterey County and identified a suspect using surveillance cameras and Flock automated license plate readers. The suspect was identified as 30-year-old Filadelfo Osorio Diaz of Patterson. Detectives authored search warrants and conducted surveillance as part of the investigation.
On June 11, detectives contacted Diaz, who agreed to come in and speak with them. During an interview, Diaz admitted to the theft of copper wire from multiple agricultural properties in Monterey County and to other thefts in surrounding counties, according to authorities…