Garland police chase copper thieves in U-Haul

FOX 4, By FOX 4 Staff, August 9, 2024

GARLAND, Texas — Garland police arrested three suspected copper thieves at the end of a chase involving a U-Haul truck.

It started around 6 p.m. on Wednesday after police received a call about suspects who appeared to be cutting copper cables from a utility pole near Belt Line and Wagon Wheel roads. The caller told police that the U-Haul truck was blocking a lane of traffic.

When officers got there, they saw one man still loading things into the truck and another man walking away, police said.

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