Three men have been arrested in connection with a copper wire theft that resulted in an estimated $30,000 in damages and losses, according to the Las Vegas Metr

Police arrested three people related to a copper wire theft at an NV Energy substation that caused a power outage on Monday.

Three people have been arrested in connection with an attempted copper wire theft Monday at an energy substation, which caused a temporary power outage. The Metropolitan Police Department said copper wire had been removed from several breaker boxes in the 5600 block of Procyon Street,

A Vallejo school that closed for over a week after thieves stole copper wiring from the campus is scheduled to reopen Tuesday.

A suspected copper wire theft at an NV Energy Substation is believed to be the cause of a power outage in the Las Vegas valley.

An attempted copper wire theft at an energy substation caused a temporary power outage on Monday, according to NV Energy. The outage began at about 3:15 p.m. and affected 12 customers at its peak, the company said.