FORT WORTH, Texas — Fort Worth police are asking for the public's help to identify two suspects accused of stealing wire and causing several homes to lose power.
At about 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 31, two suspects entered a business park in the 4000 block of East Loop 820 South in East Fort Worth, according to a press release from the Fort Worth Police Department. The suspects tied a section of AT&T wire to the bumper of their truck, causing a transformer to explode and cutting power to several nearby homes, police said.
The following day, the suspects returned in the same truck and began cutting segments of the wire, loading them into the back of the truck.
Anyone with information about the suspects is asked to call Officer Wright at 817-392-4614. Tipsters can remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers of Tarrant County at 817-469-8477.
"The Fort Worth Police Department wants to remind the public of the importance of reporting unusual activity immediately to authorities," the release states. "It can help stop crime and keep our communities safe."