The Sammamish Police Department is looking for anyone with information on persons vandalizing street lights across the city to steal copper wire.

Since late September, SPD officers have taken seven reports on electrical splicers being cut on street light control boxes at different locations in Sammamish, according to police reports, so that unknown persons could steal copper wiring running between the boxes and street lamps. As much as 500 feet of insulated copper wire was stolen in one incident, however thieves were not able to steal wire in every incident.

Sammamish PD Sgt. Tony Garza told the Reporter that the amount of wire taken was low compared to the amount of work to get it.

“You’d have to have a lot of it to get a return on your investment,” he said.

In the incident where 500 feet of wire was taken, suspects are believed to have used a truck to pull the wire from the electrical box. Police currently have no suspect or vehicle information.

Anyone with information is urged to call the King County Sheriff’s Office at 206-296-3311.