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Tacoma police arrest 2 found with stolen copper wire

Tacoma police said they arrested two men Tuesday who they found stripping and cutting stolen copper wire.

Published: July 18, 2012 at 9:40 a.m. PDT
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Tacoma police said they arrested two men Tuesday who they found stripping and cutting stolen copper wire.

A neighbor reported seeing three people cutting wire behind a house in the 800 block of E. 62nd Street.

Read more: http://blog.thenewstribune.com/crime/2012/07/18/tacoma-police-arrest-2-found-with-stolen-copper-wire/

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