 This is essentially folks going up and tampering with telephone lines and all the different types of utilities that are up there, and they're looking for copper. The thieves then sell it for quick cash. Even the fire department has been affected by copper thieves. Yes, absolutely. Angela Brown with Redmond Fire said they were also hit earlier this year. They had a service interruption to their phone and internet. Brown said they're aware of this new issue and asked those affected to use mobile devices to call 911.