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Report File ID: TX10030109371074

Report Type: Theft Report

Report Title: Telephone Cable Theft - 600 S. Glasgow, Dallas

Approval Status: approvalPositive Broadcast: 03/01/2010 09:37:10 AM

Date and Time of Theft

February 26, 2010 2:00am estimated

Location of Theft

Country	City	State/Prov	ZIP/Post Code
US	Dallas	TX	75201

Material Involved

Metal - Ferrous (iron, cast iron)
Metal - Copper, Brass
Metal - Aluminum
Metal - Nickel, Stainless Steel, Alloys
Metal - Other (precious metals, unknown)

Electronics
Paper (office paper,
cardboard)
Plastics

Radioactive Source

Detailed Description of the Material

Theft of working aerial telephone cable. 109' of 300 pair cable was cut from an alleyway behind 600 S. Glasgow in East Dallas. Thieves pulled a vehicle underneath the low hanging cable and cut the line. Tire prints with a non-standard tread pattern were observed where the vehicle pulled up. Cable is not marked due to weathering, however the weight estimate was figued with sheathing removed.

Value: 1,500

Photographs

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Cut site - alleyway

Cut site - tread pattern

Law Enforcement Information

Investigation Status: 1
Police Dept. Name: Dallas Police Department
Phone: 214-670-5055	Fax:	Email:
Officer/Investigator Name: Detective James Winkle
Case Identifier: 54435X

Additional Comments

AT&T Investigator contact: David Lankford 214-268-4331 for additional information about the cable or other area thefts.

How You Can Help

Should you encounter (or if you have encountered) someone trying to sell this material, contact your local police immediately. Additionally, please contact the police department identified as handling the theft investigation.
Please share this theft alert with your local law enforcement and with other scrap yards in your area.
If you are involved in the recovery of this material and/or the arrest of a suspect, please respond by e-mail to theftalert@isri.org.

It is always helpful to law enforcement to have as much information as possible, including details about those attempting to sell the material and about the vehicle they are driving

Finished

September 9, 2010

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