Alleged copper thief caught in burned building

CREATED Jan. 24, 2013

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Wichita police arrested a 39-year-old man for allegedly trying to steal copper pipes from an apartment building.

 
Two maintenance workers reported some suspicious activity Wednesday afternoon at a four-plex building in the 300 block of South Hydraulic. 
 
Police say the man may have entered through a basement of a building that had been involved in a fire. The man was booked into jail on suspicion of burglary.