What: Theft of copper cable and wire from city infrastructure such as street lighting.
Where it stands: On October 21 the Public Works Committee adopted a substitute ordinance setting fines, a resolution directing DPW and police to develop a prevention strategy, and a resolution creating a reward program for information leading to conviction.
Next: Full Common Council action and the department's prevention strategy report.
Detail
DPW reported about $800,000 in cable losses, with 75 incidents in August, 49 in September and 22 in October, and some arrests.
The reward program is modeled on the illegal dumping reward program; rewards are for information leading to conviction, not general suggestions.