Copper wire thieves targeting City lights after exhausting other Nanaimo options
NANAIMO — A rise in copper wire thefts from street lights is being noticed by local Mounties.
Nanaimo RCMP report a handful of the thefts in recent weeks, involving light standards broken into and copper wiring inside removed.
Reserve Cst. Gary O’Brien told NanaimoNewsNOW the work from thieves knocks the light out of service anywhere between four to six hours.
“It appears they’re concentrating their efforts on the area from Wall St. along Bowen Rd. We’ve had two or three since September and they cost thousands of dollars to repair.”