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Another copper thief arrested, hospitalized

Posted on | February 25, 2008 | 2 Comments

RTD has the story of a copper thief who was severely burned while trying to steal copper wiring from a substation owned by Dominion Virginia Power. He’s now in stable condition with burns on over 65% of his body.

What was he thinking?

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2 Responses to “Another copper thief arrested, hospitalized”

  1. Bud Tugly
    February 25th, 2008 @ 4:18 pm

    From the depths of the gene pool comes … the Copper Headed Marauder.

    What a stroke of genius to try to strip wire from a power co. sub-station. Bit of a “shocking” experience, wot?

  2. Jason
    February 26th, 2008 @ 1:47 pm

    What was he thinking?

    Ouch?

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