4,000 feet of power line wire stolen from Slavic Village, leaving portions of the neighborhood in the dark

CLEVELAND — Portions of Slavic Village are in the dark as thieves have stolen 4,000 feet of power line wire.

"It's another day in the life for us on the southside," one Cleveland man said while waiting for his bus in the dark on Broadway Avenue Monday night.

Cleveland Public Power (CPP) has been replacing approximately 4,000 feet of stolen wire necessary to power streetlights on Broadway Avenue from E. 71st Street to E. 55th Street and beyond.

The Cleveland Public Power Marketing Manager, Shelley Shockley, said, "For approximately six months, thieves have stolen wire along this thoroughfare multiple times."

Approximately 70 poles were vandalized.

So far, 35 poles have been repaired, but that still leaves 35 without power.

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