Substation damaged in copper wire theft

MILTON, Ga. — Representatives associated with a power substation on Arnold Mill Road met with police Nov. 6 about property damage to the site. 

A representative of Aubrey Silvey Enterprises, which operates the Georgia Power-owned substation, told police his employee noticed the fence had been cut and a large spool of copper-threaded wire, valued at $3,000, had been rolled from within the fenced-in substation to an outside location. He said it would cost $2,000 to repair the fence.

Police also found that a lock, belonging to Georgia Power, had been cut.

On the scene, police located a single slice pizza box from RaceTrac and a lighter which were submitted for evidence.