Two men arrested during copper wire theft on Louisville interstate

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): Two men are in custody after an attempt to steal copper wire off a Louisville interstate on Saturday Sept. 

Officers arrested 54-year-old Robert Kelly and 42-year old Daniel Bentley near I-65 and I-265.

According to the citations for both men, officers were dispatched on a call of KYTC copper wire moving from the stores location. Officers followed the tracking device that was with the wire to the final destination.

Bentley and Kelly were in the process of stripping the wire they stole when officers arrived on scene. Both men admitted that they stole the wire and wanted to scrap it for profit.

 Both men have been criminal mischief and trespass of a key infrastructure, as well as Kelly receiving a charge for possession of meth.

LMPD applauds the effort of the officers who made the arrests in the copper wire theft.

 Courtesy: www.whas11.ccom