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Montlake Project facilities were targeted, with thieves stealing hundreds of feet of essential wiring, the Washington State Department of Transportation reported Wednesday via a news release. The theft disrupted WSDOT’s signing and lighting in the area, including on the bike and pedestrian bridge.
Crews have already replaced some of the wire and are working with Seattle City Light to restore the rest.Harger: Copper wire theft is crippling Sound Transit. Olympia had a fix, but they didn't vote on it Copper wire thieves have been disrupting transit and critical infrastructure across the region, prompting tougher prosecutions.“Thieves are opportunistic, and as conditions change, as the economy changes, they look for different opportunities,” Gary Ernsdorff, a senior deputy with the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, told KIRO Newsradio. “One of the things we’ve seen recently is a rise in copper prices, so the thieves are looking for an opportunity to cash in on this.” Offenders often cut large spans of communication wire from utility poles, sometimes as much as a half mile at a time, to strip out the copper inside. The result can leave entire neighborhoods without critical services. Although thieves may net only a few thousand dollars from stolen metal, utilities can face hundreds of thousands of dollars in repair costs and weeks-long outages.Judge finds probable cause for murder in Rainier Beach shooting; 15-year-old suspect had prior gun caseMukilteo Police: Rising precious metal prices may be driving catalytic converter thefts up‘Despicable’: Kent woman who faked disability sentenced for $1.1M VA fraud scheme A Kent woman was sentenced Tuesday to 17 months in prison for a fraud scheme that stole more than $1 million in benefits from the Veterans Administration.Chrystal Ortega's tireless dedication recently earned her the WSECU Community Champions Award and a $1,000 grant to further the mission.When Shawn Tibbitts opened Tibbitts FernHill, he was just trying to survive. The small Tacoma restaurant has since earned culinary awards and praise.Wilcox Family Farms is continuing its cherished holiday tradition of giving back by donating nearly one million eggs to food banks across the South Sound region this season.Matthew Ballantyne has transformed that early awareness into action, embodying the organization's mission:"No Kid Sleeps On The Floor In Our Town."Discover Kitsap County’s creative soul: Where Nordic charm meets gothic gardens and ancient traditions thrive Kitsap County is full of wonderfully weird, authentically artsy, and unexpectedly magical corners that make visitors become locals and locals never want to leave.
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