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AEP Offers Reward in West Virginia Copper Theft Outage

Moundsville, W.Va., police are looking for copper thieves who caused a power outage affecting about 3,000 American Electric Power customers. AEP is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction. Media outlets report …

Michigan Utility Offers Reward in Copper Thefts

Consumers Energy is offering a reward up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of thieves stealing copper and other materials from some of the utility’s substations in southern Michigan. The CMS Energy Corp. subsidiary said Thursday …