Theft of Water Meters and Cable Cutting in Maebashi City

Breaking News "Gunma Prefecture".

By "Isesaki FM" AI.

Maebashi City has experienced a series of incidents, including the theft of water meters and the cutting of electrical cables.

On the 24th, Maebashi City announced that two water meters were stolen from two rental housing units in the city, and electrical cables were cut at water facilities. The water meters were made of copper alloy and the electrical cables were made of copper. It is possible that the incidents occurred with the intention of reselling them.

According to the city, at around 11pm on the 19th, someone broke into the water purification plant in Kasukawa-cho, triggering an alarm from the mechanical security sensor.
Ten minutes later, all water facilities in the facility lost power. The electrical cable, made of three copper wires, had been cut.