Internet Outage In Kenly Area Linked To Copper Theft
KENLY, N.C. — A theft of hundreds of feet of copper wiring disrupted internet service in a Kenly neighborhood.
Brightspeed reported that around 5:26 p.m. on March 7, crews responded to an outage near the intersection of Richardson Drive and Hamp Drive. Upon investigation, a repair technician discovered that a thief had stolen approximately 600 feet of copper wiring.
The stolen wiring is valued at roughly $10,000, and the incident caused an estimated $5,000 in additional damage to the network.
The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office has launched an investigation into the theft. No arrests have been reported, and authorities are asking anyone with information to come forward.
Such copper thefts can have widespread consequences, from service disruptions to costly repairs.
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They’re stealing everything they can get their hands on in eastern Johnston County. For some crazy reason They’re out on bail the next day and don’t miss a lick going right back stealing. They’ve stolen over 10k from me and were seen stealing a mower in broad daylight …pulling it down the Hi way with a motorcycle and 4 wheeler just a couple days after being let go on bail. This is a big operation as they must have a way to move so much stolen property so fast. I truly believe there’s a salvage yard or employee somewhere working directly with the thieves.
I just want to know
……how can someone steal that much copper and no one sees them do it? IT IS A SHAME because the customers will end up paying for the copper in their bills. It is already expensive enough. I hate a thief! Get a job and stop stealing. It would had been something if they had got shocked and fried. Smh
It doesn’t take a genius to know all they have to do is go see who just came to the scrap yard with 600 feet of copper. Mystery solved