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 Cell towers latest target of copper thefts web posted December 17, 2008 COUNTY – Copper thieves have begun to strike again in Edgefield County and have chosen a new target. Rather than striking over a dozen Aiken-Electric Co-Op substations as they did in September and October of this year, they have now turned their attention to cell phone towers. So far the thieves have caused over $10,000 in damage in order to steal less than $100 in copper. Edgefield County Sheriff’s Investigators have worked two cases in the past two days with similarities to the earlier thefts. The first report came in on Monday afternoon at a cell phone tower on Highway 23 north. At that tower location, shared by Al-Tel and Version, the thieves cut the lock to the gate and then entered the compound and cut copper grounding wires at the location and the two site buildings. Some of the wire was hidden from view inside PVC conduit and the pipe was cut to remove the wire. The scrap value of the copper was estimated to be around $50 while the damage to each of the buildings rose to $5,000. The last time the site had been checked by workers was said to be in October. Midday Tuesday Investigators were called out to the second tower with a repeat investigation on Mt. Pleasant Road in Edgefield. The thieves left the cut padlock, cut piping, and took the same copper wire and “grounding plates”. According to investigative reports the damages at the second site also surpassed $5,000 with very little in copper wiring being taken. The last time the second tower had been visited by workers was earlier this month. Due to the type of evidence being colleted it is believed the thefts are very recent, possibly in the last few days. Other such tower locations are being patrolled. In 2007 the popular target of copper thefts was heating and air conditioners units at churches that left over $50,000 in damages at about a dozen locations. From there thieves turned their thefts on commercial heating and air conditioners at companies. ©
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