Copper Thieves Hit Substation

{Charleston, West Virginia}…More than 3,000 Appalachian Power customers were left in the dark after their power went out around 4:00 A.M. Thursday morning. Charleston Police Detective Bobby Eggleton says thieves broke into the Chesterfield Avenue Substation in Kanawha City and stole ground wiring. Power was knocked out in the Kanawha City area near MacCorkle Avenue and the Bridge Road area of South Hills. Eggleton says it's the second time in recent months the substation has been the target of thieves, and, in both cases, the wire fence around the substation was cut to gain entry. He says he wouldn't be surprised if it was the work of the same people.