Copper Theft Getting More Expensive

KOAT - Copper thefts are a major problem across the state and for PNM it's turned into some very expensive repairs. PNM said thieves are doing whatever they can to get their hands on copper. "These thefts run the gamut from very sophisticated to very crude," PNM spokeswoman Susan Sponar. A local dentist office said some thieves ransacked their building for copper wire worth thousands of dollars. "It took a lot of labor, a lot of people and a lot of machinery and tools to steel this wire," dentist Michael Armijo said.

PNM replaced the old lock on the office's transformer with a sturdier one but said the padlocks are mainly used to keep the public from getting hurt. "Very determined thieves can, and will, circumvent those security measures and unfortunately we lose copper, equipment and customers lose power as well," Sponar said. Read full story here: News New Mexico

Copper Theft Getting More Expensive