CALDWELL, Idaho — Police in Caldwell have arrested two men they say were trying to steal copper wire for a business that had already lost an estimated $100,000 in copper wire to thieves.
Police say they caught 46-year-old James Swain and 31-year-old Thomas R. Moore at the business at 2:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Investigators believe Swain and Moore are involved in other thefts and burglaries and that more people are involved. Police continue to investigate.
Swain faces charges of grand theft, burglary, conspiracy, and possession of a controlled substance while Moore faces charges of grand theft, destruction of evidence, conspiracy and resisting arrest.