Power poles chopped down by thieves to steal 300m of copper wiring

<p>Two power poles have been chopped down by thieves to carry off copper wiring while cutting the power supply to Marton households.</p> <p>Residents along Turkina Valley Road near Christophers Road experienced an electricity outage, which alerted the power company between 4.15am and 4.30am on October 24.</p> <p>Authorities were made aware of the incident later that morning around 10am, when they discovered around 300m of copper had been taken from the power lines.</p> <p>Marton Prevention Sergeant Colin Wright said the robbery was not only annoying and costly for the residents and power company, but also potentially harmful for those involved.</p> <p>“It is going to cost approximately $500,000 to replace what was stolen – thefts of this nature are extremely inconvenient for not just the power companies, but also the residents affected by the inevitable power outages," he said.</p> <p>“Further to this, it is also very dangerous to tamper with powerlines and…