Oklahoma Thief Takes $800 Worth Of Fuel From Cell Tower

Last Thursday, August 8^th, Edmond police officers were called out to an American Tower site in regards to a burglary. The lock on the perimeter of the chain link fence had been cut and the fuel tank had been opened using a key. Mark Schlachtenhaufen of the Edmond Sun reported that, “The reporting party said someone stole the keys from Norman and the same key opens all the units.”

The thief was able to get away with around 250 gallons of diesel fuel, which is valued at about $800. The company is now setting up surveillance cameras on the cell towers. Schlachtenhaufen reported that, “Police Officer William Wright stated that he spoke with a worker who said he maintains the generators at several cell phone towers, and several American Tower generators have been burglarized during the past month.”