Los Angeles City Councilmember Monica Rodriguez joined officers at the Mission Community Police Station on Oct. 24 to announce the apprehension of two suspects with approximately $50,000 worth of stolen copper wire in their possession.
The arrests were made in the early morning of Oct. 21 on the 15000 block of Germain Street in Mission Hills. A resident called 9-1-1, reporting they saw multiple individuals cutting copper wire from an electrical pole. When LA Police Department (LAPD) officers arrived at the scene, they encountered four suspects with long pieces of copper wire and metal cutting tools on the ground.
Three of the suspects fled on foot, but one was later found and arrested. The two suspects in custody – Concepcion Vasquez, 53, and Jose Garcia Avila, 51 – have been charged with grand theft…