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A Boyertown-area man has been charged with stealing a few hundred pounds of copper wire from an Earl Township metal recycling business.
Dean A. Kline, 47, of the 400 block of North Reading Avenue, Colebrookdale Township, was sent to Berks County Prison in lieu of $500 bail following arraignment Thursday night before District Judge Kyley Scott in Reading Central Court.
State police at Reading charged him with two counts each of theft of secondary metal, defiant trespassing and related offenses.
Troopers were called to Groff Container Service, 443 Mountain Road, on Jan. 29 after the owner discovered the theft of up to 200 pounds of copper wire from a drum in the fenced area.
Security camera footage showed intruders arrived in an old maroon or red pickup truck about 4:30 a.m. and entered the property while the business was closed.
The thieves seemed to know where to go to find the copper wire.
The value of the wire was estimated at $300.
The business provided screenshots of the footage of the suspects and the truck.
On Wednesday, the business reported another theft that occurred about 1:50 a.m.
Two intruders stole a container that included about 26 pounds of wire, a mix of copper consisting of a mix of aluminum and copper with an estimated value of $25. The suspects arrived in what appeared to be a red or maroon truck.
Through an investigation, Trooper James Green identified Kline as one of the suspects.
It was unclear if the second suspect has been identified.
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