Police Investigate Thefts from Construction Site

THE LAWRENCEBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT OPENED AN INVESTIGATION TUESDAY INTO THE THEFT OF APPROXIMATELY $2,000 WORTH OF COPPER WIRING FROM THE FORMER SALANT & SALANT BUILDING, WHICH IS UNDER RENOVATION.  THE COMPLAINANT HAD NOTICED THE THEFTS OVER A PERIOD OF AROUND A MONTH.  HE TOLD OFFICERS THAT TWO OF HIS EMPLOYEESS HAD BEEN ARRESTED, AND HE SUBSEQUENTLY WENT TO THE RESIDENCE WHERE HE HAD BEEN ALLOWING THEM TO LIVE.  IT WAS THERE THAT HE DISCOVERED SOME OF THE MISSING COPPER WIRING, WHICH HAD BEEN DAMAGED AND RENDERED UNUSABLE.  HE ALSO REPORTED FINDING ITEMS THAT HAD GONE MISSING FROM A NEGHBOR’S PROPERTY.  THOSE ITEMS WERE RETURNED TO THE OWNER.  THE MATTER REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.

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