Two cable thieves arrested in Hilton, KZN

[schumi]

Two men were arrested near Hilton in KwaZulu-Natal last week on charges related to copper theft.

The arrests took place after a member of Eskom’s investigation team noticed a disturbance at a nearby farm fence and decided to keep an eye on the scene, said Eskom in a media statement on Wednesday.

“Later that night, the Eskom investigator who had been joined by his team at the scene, noticed a group of four men climbing over the same broken fence.”

Upon searching the area, they said, the team discovered that a 200m overhead copper conductor had been cut and stolen opposite St. Joseph School, on a farm in Cedara, near Hilton.

More at: https://www.iol.co.za/mercury/news/two-cable-thieves-arrested-in-hilton-kzn-10813755

 

[Hemi300c]

Good work sentence should be 1yr for every meter.

 

[Milano]

Surely cell towers are cheaper than the loss of copper?

 

[konfab]

Good work sentence should be 1yr for every meter.

You are too kind TBH.

One month in the cage hanging from the pylon for every meter stolen.