Thieves Strip $4,000 in Copper From Pasadena Business AC, Forcing $11,000 Replacement
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Updated · NBC Los Angeles · Jul 17
Thieves Strip $4,000 in Copper From Pasadena Business AC, Forcing $11,000 Replacement
3 articles · Updated · NBC Los Angeles · Jul 17
Summary
$4,000 worth of copper wiring was stolen from a rooftop air-conditioning unit at Sweet Red Peach in Pasadena, and technicians said the damage was severe enough to require replacing the entire system.
Officers were called about 6:36 p.m. Tuesday after the business discovered excessive heat inside around 10:30 a.m.; police said roughly half the unit's copper wiring had been removed.
Owner Daniel Griffin believes the thieves entered between 12:30 a.m. and 7:15 a.m. and may have used a collapsible ladder to reach the roof.
The damaged AC unit was valued at about $11,000, surveillance cameras are on site, and Pasadena police said no suspect information was immediately available as the investigation continues.