San Jose police arrest suspects in dangerous copper wire theft

SAN JOSE — Patrol officers early Saturday morning stopped the in-progress theft of copper wire from an overhead phone line near San Felipe Road and Meadowlands Lane, while warning of a growing national crime problem that can lead to the disruption of essential power, water, telecommunications and internet services.

A San Jose police press release said that officers found an adult male suspect hiding in bushes near the entrance to the Meadowlands neighborhood in a southeastern section of the city.