Police: Man electrocuted while trying to steal copper wire
Original Publication Date: August 16, 2017 2:30AM
Publication Updated: April 25, 2025 11:34AM
MORAINE, Ohio – Police say a man has been electrocuted while trying to steal copper wire at an Ohio business.
WDTN-TV reports (http://bit.ly/2vJ6VDg ) the man was dropped off at a hospital outside Dayton on Wednesday morning and pronounced dead minutes later.
Police say their investigation revealed that the man was electrocuted at a business in Moraine. Police then went to a used car lot in that Dayton suburb and found evidence of a break-in.
The man hasn’t been identified. Police haven’t said whether the person who dropped the man off at the hospital might face charges.
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Information from: WDTN-TV, http://www.wdtn.com
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