A number of small business owners along Tecumseh Road East in Windsor are frustrated after a recent string of copper wire thefts.
MacLaren’s Digital Photo Lab owner Brad MacLaren said staff found themselves in the dark Wednesday morning, after thieves found their way on top of the flat rooftop of the business building.
“I guess it’s really popular up and along Tecumseh Road here,” stated MacLaren, who said his store and others nearby were targeted on Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning.
“They’re looking for a flat roof to jump on, and they go up, cut the live wires, which in the middle of the night I don’t think it’s too healthy, and then come down into the alley and pull them all down through the stack and take off with them.”
MacLaren said he had to get an emergency electrician, while praising ENWIN Utilities for their fast response, noting …