02-17-2011, 04:24 PM
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IndyStar:
A man stealing copper wire from the roof of a Northside building was electrocuted this morning near a 24,000-volt transformer, police said.
Paramedics and firefighters found the body of Jeff Reynolds, 31, Indianapolis, on the roof of Circle City Industrial Complex, in the 1300 block of Massachusetts Avenue, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department spokesman Officer Kendale Adams said in a news release.
A man, who police said was waiting in a getaway car, saw a blue flash on the roof. Reynolds had been attempting to take copper wiring from a transformer bank on the roof, Adams said.
The theft of copper wire and other metal has become widespread due to high prices for the commodities.
IndyStar:
A man stealing copper wire from the roof of a Northside building was electrocuted this morning near a 24,000-volt transformer, police said.
Paramedics and firefighters found the body of Jeff Reynolds, 31, Indianapolis, on the roof of Circle City Industrial Complex, in the 1300 block of Massachusetts Avenue, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department spokesman Officer Kendale Adams said in a news release.
A man, who police said was waiting in a getaway car, saw a blue flash on the roof. Reynolds had been attempting to take copper wiring from a transformer bank on the roof, Adams said.
The theft of copper wire and other metal has become widespread due to high prices for the commodities.