The recent arrest of a suspect accused of cutting down and stealing dozens of sections of power lines across Yakima and the West Valley may have put a dent in the problem, but certainly didn’t solve it.
Power Lines Down -- Thieves Are Taking Them
By Chris Bristol, Yakima Herald-Republic
Thu, 10/25/2012 - 11:14pm
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Topics: Washington Yakima County Yakima
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