Louisville Metro Police is investigating a copper wire theft that happened February 1 at the Veterans Affairs hospital being built on Brownsboro Road.
The department said a person cut through the locked fence and trespassed onto the property.
Louisville Metro Police Department believes the suspect sold the copper wire to a pawn shop in Illinois.
The stolen wire was supposed to be used for the VA hospital’s electrical system. Police said the total loss was approximately $20,000.
Louisville Metro Police Department is working with several agencies on this investigation, including an Illinois police department, and hopes to have an arrest soon.
Anyone who might have information about the theft is encouraged to call the anonymous tip line at (502) 574-LMPD (5673).
Source: WHAS11
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