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Over $25K of copper wiring, tools stolen in Estill County

(Estill County Sheriff's Office)

IRVINE, Ky. (FOX 56) — In a release, Estill County Sheriff Chris Flynn said on Dec. 22, Deputy Robert Webb took a theft report for an Electrical Contractor at 75 Substation Road. The total amount of the theft was in excess of $25,000.

The perpetrators had allegedly cut the copper wire that had been run by the contractor and had cut into a cargo trailer that contained several $1,000 worth of tools.

Flynn and Deputy Webb conducted the investigation and with the help of the community, they were able to recover over $5,000 worth of tools.

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However, there is still more work to be done as not all of the stolen materials have been recovered. Flynn is requesting the community’s help in finding and recovering stolen property and arresting and convicting the perpetrators. They said you can help by reporting the information to the Estill County Sheriff’s Office at (606) 723-2323 or (606) 723-2201.

Flynn said you can also contact the department online on Facebook at Estill Co. Sheriff’s Office’s page.