LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Two men were arrested for stealing copper wire from the interstate on Saturday, according to Louisville Metro Police.

In a Facebook post, LMPD stated officers responded to a call of a copper wire theft in progress near Interstate 65 and Interstate 265 on Saturday, Sept. 27.

At the scene, the officers established a perimeter and conducted a sweep of the area. Two men were found while actively stripping and burning infrastructure wire to hide its identity.

The suspects, 43-year-old Daniel Bentley and 54-year-old Robert Kelly, were both arrested and are being charged with criminal mischief and trespass of a key infrastructure. Additionally, Kelly is also being charged with possession of methamphetamines.

According to LMPD, both suspects admitted to taking the infr

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