Suspected wire thieves cause $100,000 in damage to Cloverdale business

Authorities said two Lakeport men were arrested on suspicion of burglary and other charges after an investigation into the copper wire theft at a Cloverdale business.|
ANDREW BEALE
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

A pair of thieves caused $100,000 in damage to a Cloverdale business to steal a few hundred dollars’ worth of copper wiring, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office.

“The suspects forced entry to multiple outbuildings and electrical boxes and stole the electrical wiring from a substantial portion of the facility. The wiring was pulled out from its underground conduits and the wires that were left behind were all cut,” the Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.

Authorities said Charles Allen Polston, 36, and John Roy Hogsett Jr., 32, both of Lakeport, were arrested on suspicion of burglary, conspiracy and possession of stolen property after an investigation into the copper wire theft at the Shamrock Materials facility on Leevee Road.

Polston is being held on $100,000 bail and Hogsett is being held without bail because he violated parole, the Sheriff’s Office said.

You can reach Staff Writer Andrew Beale at 707-521-5205 or at andrew.beale@pressdemocrat.com. On Twitter @iambeale.

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