2 Arizona Men Arrested in Theft of Copper Wire
Two southern Arizona residents have been arrested and charged with stealing copper wire from an abandoned mine shaft.
Authorities say they found 46-year-old Victor Gutierrez and 34-year-old Mark Jimenez in an underground tunnel at BHP Billiton’s copper mine in San Manuel on Saturday.
They are charged with trafficking in stolen property, burglary, aggravated criminal damage and possession of burglary tools.
The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office says the men told deputies that they would steal copper wire and remove the plastic coating before selling it in Tucson. Authorities say the men had damaged and removed $10,000 worth of copper.
Gutierrez is being held at the county detention center on a $20,000 bond. Jimenez’s bond is set at $2,500. They are set for a preliminary hearing Tuesday in Florence.
- Warren, Hawley Press Insurers Over Closed, Unpaid Claims
- Agentic Intelligence for Claims Dominates New Tech Launches
- Goldman Sachs Ensnared in EY Data Breach Earlier This Year
- HSBC Executive Strikes Back in Court Fight Over Poaching Claims
- Londoners Find ‘Horrendous’ Cracks in Their Homes After Successive Heat Waves
- New Corgi, Liberate, VERVE Claims Tech. Do We Need New Acronyms?
- The Great Hemp Reset: How the Federal Ban on Intoxicating Hemp Products Will Reshape Risk and Coverage
- Torrential Rain Brings Deadly Floods Back to East Coast of Spain