Some of them are just bound to end this way...
about 15 years ago, we were renovating a theater and our EC had just replaced the service conductors in the back of the building (a run of about 50 feet), then called for inpection and had the POCO energize them (due to the problems with copper theft back then). Later on that same night, the POCO was called out for a "no lights" call in the building adjacent to the theater. When they arrived, they found part of our new service conductors laying on the ground, along with the carcass of a thief, sporting nasty third degree burns to both arms and legs.
The thefts slowed down for a little while after the story went to the newspaper. This brain trust had been known all too well by local law enforcement.
Mike (mamills)
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