A person suspected of stealing copper from Caltrain tracks in South San Francisco has been arrested.
“The arrest highlights the effective use of technology and resources, including the Sheriff’s Office airplane, to detect crimes in progress,” according to a news release from the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office. “During the early morning hours on Sunday, Jan. 11, deputies with the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office and
volunteer pilots operating the Sheriff’s Office airplane were monitoring Caltrain tracks when they observed a suspect actively removing cable from the train tracks in South San Francisco.”
Working in a collaborative effort with the South San Francisco Police Department, deputies from the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office would take the suspect — a 24-year-old man — into custody.
He is suspected of removing approximately 50 feet of cable from beneath the Caltrain tracks. The cable was later recovered by deputies. However, the theft did cause an estimated $5,000 in damage.
The suspect was booked into the Maguire Correctional Facility in Redwood City for the following charges:
487(j) PC – Grand Theft, Copper Materials
496(a) PC – Receiving Stolen Property
182(a)(1) PC – Conspiracy to Commit a Crime
587A PC – Tampering with a Railroad
554(G) PC – Trespass, Railroad Facility
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