Thieves rob $250K in copper wire

Posted on May 11, 2012 at 5:16 PM




Thieves stole 22,000 feet of copper cable from a tunnel inside the elevated light rail track between Seatac and Seattle, Sound Transit said Friday.

The 70,000 pounds of copper has a street value of around $250,000.

"Our best evidence is ...it was cut down into into chunks...50-60 pounds a piece...then carried out," said Ron Griffin, chief of the Sound Transit police force.

"There's no danger to the trains or passengers with this being missing. What it does is protect the structure from any stray currents," said Sound Transit's Bruce Gray.

Sound Transit believes that by now the copper has been sold to a metal dealer. The agency is asking the public to contact the King County Sheriff's Office if they have any information about the crime.

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I would bet they have a yard on their side.

Yard was definitely in on this. No way do you process 70k lbs of heavy wire and not wonder where it is all coming from......

They would make excellent helpers if they could move 70,000 lbs in one day....u just would have to pat them down after every shift though.

How were there no cameras to catch them?

How were there no cameras to catch them?

Good question that train runs into an International Airport so much for Homeland Security. That's 4 miles of wire! My guess is the stuff is overseas by now.