Crime & Safety
Spools Of Copper Wiring Stolen From Construction Site In Downers Grove.
Police say the copper wiring was worth thousands of dollars.
DOWNERS GROVE, IL — Police say eight heavy spools of copper wiring were stolen from a construction site in Downers Grove.
Officers were called to 844 Warren Ave. around 5 p.m. on Sept. 11 for a report of a building burglary. When police got to the scene, a project manager told them eight 20-pound spools of copper wire had been stolen from the basement of the building. Each spool is valued at approximately $925.
The project manager told police construction workers are usually in the building during the day and that it's likely the spools were stolen overnight during the weekend of Sept. 11.
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The site is currently under construction for The Rec League, which is set to open later this year.
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