Man arrested over copper theft
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Police have arrested and charged a 44-year-old man for stealing 600 kilograms of industrial copper from a metal plant at Unanderra.
The theft occurred on Tuesday night when the work site was broken into and a forklift was used to load the copper into a trailer attached to a car.
Police say the accused works for a transport business moving freight from Wollongong to Port Kembla and Botany.
The man was arrested in Port Kembla last night.
He faces charges of larceny, stolen property and possession of a prohibited drug.
