Power Restored In Cranberry Twp.

June 22, 2011 10:24 AM

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CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – A copper wire theft knocked out power for thousands of people in Cranberry Township.

According to First Energy, someone broke into a substation on Route 19 between Cranberry and Zelienople and stole all the copper ground wires.

The suspect had to get through a large fence with barbed wire to access the copper wire.

First Energy said it was an extremely dangerous theft.

Service is not expected to be restored until late Wednesday.

Cranberry Township Police are investigating and are checking local hospitals for any burn patients.

This is the fourth copper theft in a week from First Energy. Two others were In Zelienople, while the other was in Evans City.

Water and ice were offered for customers affected by the power outage at Giant Eagle stores in Cranberry and Seven Fields.

Power has been restored to the majority of customers.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Cranberry Township Police Department at (724)-776-5180.

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http://thecryptojournalist.wordpress.com The Cryptojournalist

Matt Drudge must have invested in copper in the recent past, how frequently he links up to copper thief stories…….

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Copper theft, the inflation alarmist obsession.
http://thedailyconservative.net/2011/06/23/thousands-without-power-after-thieves-steal-copper-ground-wires/ Thousands Without Power After Thieves Steal Copper Ground Wires… | The Daily Conservative

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http://deryni1.wordpress.com deryni1

Drudge doesn’t have to. My office and three others in the neighborhood lost their Air conditioners a week ago. Was a Sunday night/Monday morning. Next day was 99 degrees F. We lost a day and a half of work productivity as well as about a thousand dollars to put in window and portable units for temporary use. Still waiting on insurance to see what will cover, and all so they could get maybe $200 in copper [each unit minimum of $1700 to replace).
http://deryni1.wordpress.com deryni1

This wasn’t in a poor neighborhood, just a business district on a weekend night.
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[...] as siphoning gas from a moving 18-wheeler, but if it’s botched, you only hurt yourself. Pennsylvanian idiot thieves tried the former and turned off the [...]
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