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Detroit Edison
Detroit Edison Boosts Rewards for Copper Theft Info
October 18th, 2008
Detroit Edison today boosted the amount it will pay for information leading to the arrest of copper thieves and urged its customers to help stop the growing problem of copper cable and transformer theft by reporting illegal activity. Copper thieves have not only targeted live power lines, but in recent months have taken transformers from Detroit Edison utility poles. Both practices are not only illegal, but extremely dangerous. "We have to put a stop to copper thievery," said Michael Lynch, DTE Energy chief security officer. "This is a dangerous activity for the people stealing copper, but also for the people affected by power outages caused by...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-10-18)
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