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Copper Wiring

Friday, December 21, 2012

Cops Nab Copper Thief Tied to School, Park Vandalism

Police say three were involved in a string of copper wire thefts across Anne Arundel County.

Police have made an arrest in a string of copper wire thefts that caused $147,000 in damage to local schools and parks. Broadneck  Michael Allen Dunlop, 27, of the 1900 block of Poplar Ridge Road in Pasadena, was charged with theft of under $10,000, burglary and destruction of property. A second suspect, Dawn Marie Schofield, 41, of the 12400 block of Keynote Lane in Bowie, has been issued a criminal summons charging her with theft of under $10,000 and destruction of property. A third suspect died in November, according to a statement from Anne Arundel County police. Police arrested Dunlop after tracking him from the theft of 300 feet of copper wire, which was reported stolen a few blocks from his residence in Pasadena. Police said the …

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