A Dixie Highway ice cream shop is now closed after their air conditioning unit was torn apart in a copper wire theft.
Panchito’s Ice Cream is a family-owned business. Owner Jose Fabian and his wife opened their Dixie Highway location in December of last year and were looking forward to what would typically be their busiest month of the year.
Fabian learned about the theft when he got a call from one of his employees saying the air conditioning at the shop didn’t seem to be working.
After contacting an air conditional maintenance company, the technician informed Fabian the unit had been torn apart by copper thieves.
Fortunately thanks to the store’s walk-in freezers, Fabian didn’t walk into a shop full of melted ice cream. He and his wife own another location on Preston Highway and are trying to schedule their employees at that location while the air conditioning unit gets replaced.
These kinds of copper wire thefts have been an ongoing issue in the Louisville area. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is currently offering a $5,000 reward for information that could lead to an arrest after light poles on Kentucky highways were repeatedly targeted.
Anyone with information about copper wire thefts can call LMPD’s anonymous tipline at 574-LMPD or use their online Crime Tip Portal.
Source: WAVE
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