Someone stole $1,500 worth of copper from the Oak Ridge Central Services Complex this past weekend, according to an Oak Ridge Police Department report.
The theft from the Oak Ridge Public Works Department on Woodbury Lane was reported at about 8:30 a.m. Sunday.
The unknown thief cut a chain link fence and stole several pieces of copper tubing valued at $1,000, the report said. Small sections of copper worth about $500 were also allegedly taken as were some five-gallon buckets.
Damage to the fence was estimated at $200.
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