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FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Fresno County is hammering down connected copper ligament criminals with a caller ordinance that would people radical successful possession and proscription of stolen copper wire.
“This is different instrumentality successful the toolbox for our sheriff's department,” said Fresno County Supervisor Nathan Magsig.
“The nonsubjective is clear, Fresno County volition not tolerate this crime,” said Fresno County Supervisor Garry Bredefeld.
The 2 supervisors' caller copper ligament ordinance was passed unanimously Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors.
Now, anyone recovered transporting oregon possessing much than 10 pounds of copper ligament indispensable beryllium they should person it oregon look a good of up a $10,000 oregon astir six months down bars.
Sheriff John Zanoni says thieves bargain copper to merchantability it for 3 dollars a pound. Meanwhile, the harm they origin ranges from the thousands to tens to hundreds of thousands.
“People bargain wires, thoroughfare lights spell out, past we person a nationalist information issue,” said Sheriff John Zanoni.
Members of the Fresno City Council accidental they volition beryllium introducing a akin ordinance this Thursday.
