Copper pipes were stolen from Houston businesses Tuesday, cutting their power for days.
When State Farm agent and building owner Aaron German got an alert on his phone that 5 percent of customers in his neighborhood were experiencing a power outage, then saw his security cameras were offline, he knew what had happened — someone stole the copper pipes again.
Copper pipes were previously stolen from the building on the 8400 block of Hall Road in June, shutting off power for about two weeks for businesses at the site.CRIME:“When we got there we could see the debris and some of the things by the road where the power pole is and noticed that the copper and everything was ripped off and had been ripped out,” he said. “$60,000 later, that's all back in.
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