Palmdale Detectives are seeking the public’s help in identifying suspects that caused over $100,000 dollars in damage while stripping wires from a concrete plant near 7186 East Avenue T.
On January 13th, Palmdale Station Deputies responded to the “Rialto Concrete Products” plant for a burglary investigation in which the suspect(s) entered the property through a cut chain link fence and stripped over 20 electrical boxes inside of the plant. The plant manufactures concrete piping for various construction companies.
Employees of the plant were unsure of the amount of wiring the suspects got away with from the theft, but estimate the repair costs to be in the range of $100,000. Detectives believe the thieves were after the copper core inside the wiring. Palmdale Station has seen a rise in thefts related to metal items being taken in an attempt to recycle them for money.
If anyone has any information about this case they are asked to contact Lieutenant Kennedy at 661-272-2506 or they can provide information anonymously by contacting “Crime Stoppers” at 800-222-TIPS (8477), texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.
Prepared by Deputy Robbie Royster
