A copper theft at Meals on Wheels Sacramento County's distribution center disrupted operations Thursday and Friday.

Thieves pried open cases in front of the facility early Thursday morning, stealing copper from water pipes and leaving the organization without running water. Workers arrived at a flooded parking lot outside the Rosemont-area distribution center.

"It was surprising," said Mindy Klick, executive director of Meals on Wheels Sacramento County.

The nonprofit typically serves hot meals five days a week, but without water, that wasn't possible. Instead, participants received frozen meals, a workaround Klick says can create additional challenges.

"Some of them may not be able to heat those, so that creates an even bigger issue when we're trying to serve our senior community," Kl

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