Police arrest 2 Louisville men for stealing copper wire from interstate

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – Two men were arrested for stealing copper wire from the interstate on Saturday, according to Louisville Metro Police.

In a Facebook post, LMPD stated officers responded to a call of a copper wire theft in progress near Interstate 65 and Interstate 265 on Saturday, Sept. 27.

At the scene, the officers established a perimeter and conducted a sweep of the area. Two men were found while actively stripping and burning infrastructure wire to hide its identity…

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