£1000 reward for information leading to cable theft convictions

If anyone reading this was on the A62 near Oldham on Wednesday evening and saw anything unusual, you might like to know that a reward of up to £1,000 has been offered for information leading to arrests and convictions following a major cable theft in the area that evening.

 Several underground cables – a mix of fibre and copper - were damaged in a criminal act in the Oldham area by the A62 just before midnight on Wednesday, causing severe disruption to customers.
Kevin Brown, general manager, BT metal theft task force, said: "I would urge anyone who saw anything suspicious in the area to contact the police or Crimestoppers. Metal theft generates thousands of faults on BT's network every year and remains a priority for BT."
Engineers worked through the night repairing and replacing damaged cables.
Some service providers continued to experience problems with other communications services for several days as a result of the cable damage, and a number of business users were also affected.
Kevin Brown added that additional teams had been sent to the area and were working to restore services to remaining customers as soon as possible.
 
Ripping cables out of networks, whether it is from the communications networks run by BT and other telecommunications providers or from railway signalling systems is an unbelievably selfish and irresponsible thing to do. It could cost lives and it does cost the British economy a great deal of money in inconvenience to families and companies, lost business and therefore lost jobs.
 
Anyone with information can call Crimestoppers for free on 0800 555 111. Calls can be made anonymously.

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