Stupid Couple steals copper to pay for wedding

Pennsylvania – Preparing for a weekend wedding, an Eastvale couple cut copper wire valued at $7,146 from 18 utility poles. April C. Cater, 24, and Joseph Russell, 23, both of 700 2nd Ave., were charged with theft, criminal conspiracy and criminal mischief. Russell told police they planned to be married and he had lost his job at an auto parts store. Cater told police she followed a route and when PennPower officials inspected the area and found transformer ground wires from 18 utility poles had been cut and that each pole would cost $397 to repair.  more