Copper thieves strike three locations in Rapid City - KOTA Territory News

Copper thieves strike three locations in Rapid City

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Rapid City Police are investigating the theft of copper at three separate cell phone tower sites.
 
The thefts were reported Friday but Rapid City Police Spokesperson Tarah Heupel says the thefts could have happened anytime between Wednesday and Friday.

There were no service interruptions.

Heupel says about a thousand dollars worth of copper bars and wires were taken from each of the Verizon towers located on Haines Avenue, East Boulevard, and Skyline Drive.

The price of copper is currently at $3.51/lb.

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