Murfreesboro Police indicate thousands of dollars of stolen cooper may be an inside job. Several months of overage purchases are believed to make-up the theft.

According to police reports, Southern States Electric has gone over cooper orders and matched them to jobs. They told detectives that approximately ten percent overages are estimated. That adds up to thousands of dollars of new copper.

A police report shows a suspect received over $30,000 in recent months for copper that he had allegedly sold to Mid. Tn. Metal Exchange. The person of interest has not been arrested, but the report on file with the MPD lists his name and date of birth.

WGNS will keep you informed.

Source:

MPD Incident Report 13-3869