The police arrested two men last night for theft of copper from a transformer house. The suspects are still in custody at this time.
Last night, around a quarter past two, the police received a report of possible copper theft on the street De Mooi Nelweg in Haarlem. Be of the police upon arrival two men (30 and 35 years old) were arrested at a transformer house where the copper could be found.
The two men are currently still in custody at the station, the police spokesperson reports.
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Not the first time
Haarlem has been plagued several times by copper thieves. For example, in August a 47-year-old man from Haarlem was arrested for the theft of copper cables from the elevators of several apartment buildings.