A San Jose man was arrested after deputies said they thwarted a recent copper theft in progress at a VTA Light Rail station.
The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Monday that they were called to the Ohlone-Chynoweth station in South San Jose. A resident of a nearby apartment complex called 911 to report suspicious activity, according to deputies.
Three deputies, along with a sergeant with the sheriff’s office responded to the station. When authorities arrived, they said the suspect was stripping sheathing from freshly cut copper wire…