PIKE TWP. (EYT) — State police in Clearfield are investigating the theft of 200 feet of copper cable that was cut off of Verizon utility poles in Pike Township, Clearfield County.
According to an August 10 report released by PSP Clearfield, police responded to a report of a theft around 9:13 a.m. August 5, on Curwensville Tyrone Highway, near the intersection of Lake Drive and Bloomington Glen Richey Highway, in Pike Township, Clearfield County.
At this location, 200 feet of 300-strand copper wire was cut off of Verizon utility poles, causing a loss of phone and internet for multiple customers in the area. The copper cable is valued at about $10,000.
The incident would have occurred sometime between 9 p.m. August 4 and 6 a.m. August 5.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact PSP Clearfield Barracks at 814-857-3800.