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Heavy Copper Wire Stolen From Softball Complex, Police Say

The theft from the new complex on North Bay Avenue, which is under construction, occurred over the weekend

Copper wire worth $2,000 was stolen over the weekend from the site of the new Toms River softball complex , police said.

It is yet another in a series of copper thefts from around the area in the last several months, thefts that have included a break-in at a substation in September, police said.

Michael Mastronardy said a thief or thieves took 20 pieces of the wire -- No. 2 WAD copper grounding wire -- from Little Silver Electric, one of the contractors at the new complex. No. 2 copper wire is about the thickness of a pencil, so it is very valuable, according to electricians. The stolen pieces were each 20 feet long, said the police chief.

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Mastronardy said recyclers should be aware that the wire was stolen. Officer Frank Moscella is investigating. Anyone with information on this theft or others should contact Moscella at 732-349-0150.

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