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Sep 17, 2012 05:16
Category: General News
Category: General News
Copper Wire Thieves Driving Up NW Power Prices
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Power company officials say thieves in northern Idaho and eastern Washington state are still targeting copper wire for the scrap market despite lower metal prices and electrocution risks. Officials tell The Spokesman-Review that thieves cause higher electricity bills for customers and endanger the public by leaving live wires.


