Crime & Safety
$4K Worth Of Cable, Wiring Stolen In Downers Grove
Police say the stolen items weighed a total of 1,650 pounds.
DOWNERS GROVE, IL — Four thousand dollars worth of fiber optic wiring and cables were stolen from a work site in Downers Grove, according to a police report.
On Feb. 16, police got a call from foreman with ADB Infrastructure reporting that 1,650 pounds of a spool containing cables and fiber optic wires had been stolen from a secured work site in the 5235 Katrine Avenue. The foreman told police there had been three spools on the site that were to be installed on a cellphone tower.
He said the spool was attached to a pallet and would have required a low-bed trailer or a forklift to have been taken from the site, the police report said.
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According to police, the site's locked access gates showed no signs of forced entry. The theft took place sometime between Feb. 9 and Feb. 16.
Anyone with information about this incident may call the Downers Grove Police Department at 630-434-5600.
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