Two men, 39 and 42, have been charged in connection with an attempted copper wire theft in Sault Ste. Marie. Police say officers observed them approaching a commercial vehicle parked in the 100 block of Bay Street. Arrested at the scene Police said officers with the Division 2 Unit observed two people approach the commercial vehicle with large spools of copper wiring in the back when one of the accused entered the vehicle and set off an alarm at about 4 a.m. on Nov. 5. “They both attempted to leave the area, but officers intercepted them and they were arrested,” the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service said in a news release. “Further investigation revealed the two accused had tampered with the copper wire and attempted to steal the wire.” Officers said a subsequent search of the men found the 39-year-old to be in possession of a small quantity of a substance police believe to be fentanyl and the 42-year-old in possession of small quantities of substances police believe to be crystal methamphetamine and fentanyl. Multiple charges laid As a result, the men were each charged with mischief, attempted theft, possession of break-in instruments and drug possession. The 42-year-old faces one additional drug possession charge. Both accused were held in custody pending a bail hearing.
