Efforts mounting to foil copper thieves ...The Potpourri: 3 views since Sunday, September 7, 2008 at 04:40 AMOn Aug. 19 a Montgomery County deputy was dispatched to FM 1488 near Magnolia concerning a utility cable that was across the road, creating a traffic hazard. The deputy found the cable and evidence in a truck nearby that connected the driver to a $10,000 copper wire theft in the area. On Aug. 22 another deputy was dispatched to a business on FM 1488, where $50,000 of copper wire had been stolen.
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