Three people were arrested for stealing copper wire from power poles in Cecil County, causing communication outages, according to Maryland State Police.

The three suspects — Brian Clark Tulley, 55, of Harbeson, Delaware, along with Stacey Lyn Tulley, 46, and David Mark Fenstermaker, 62, both of Elkton, Maryland — were each charged with felony theft and destruction of property.

According to state police, the suspects were involved in three separate incidents during which copper wire that belonged to Verizon was taken from active power poles.

The thefts caused service interruptions and an estimated loss of nearly $66,000, troopers said.

Multi-state copper wire scheme

State police said they have been investigating similar copper wire thefts in the region over the past year.

In July, tw

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