Thieves descended on one northwest Atlanta neighborhood last Friday morning, stealing and huge chunks of copper phone cables. AT&T officials say it happened in the Collier Heights neighborhood along Linkwood Drive, and thousands of customers were affected by the outage.
A team of AT&T techs in bucket trucks high above the ground replaced stolen cable along a 300-foot stretch of busy Linkwood Drive on Monday. The theft left an estimated 2,000-3,000 thousand residential and business customers without phone and internet service.
Concerned residents told FOX 5 it's not the first time this has happened, and some worry opportunistic thieves have preyed on their community.
The loss of service was much more than a nuisance for some who lost their home security monitoring systems when the lines went dead.
AT&T has offered a $3,000 reward in this case. Officials say copper theft is a growing problem for the telecommunications company, with thieves going out of state to sell the metal.
Friday, May 24 2013 11:06 PM EDT2013-05-25 03:06:52 GMT
If you're hitting the road this weekend, you wont be alone. Plenty of drivers are expected to make use of the long Memorial Day weekend, both in and out of town.
If you're hitting the road this weekend, you wont be alone. Plenty of drivers are expected to make use of the long Memorial Day weekend, both in and out of town.
Friday, May 24 2013 11:00 PM EDT2013-05-25 03:00:01 GMT
An Army Reserve sergeant surprised his daughter by returning from an overseas deployment and presenting her with her diploma at high school graduation.
An Army Reserve sergeant surprised his daughter by returning from an overseas deployment and presenting her with her diploma at high school graduation.
Friday, May 24 2013 10:32 PM EDT2013-05-25 02:32:57 GMT
Authorities say more than a dozen people were injured in an accident involving a hotel shuttle bus near Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Friday morning.
Authorities say more than a dozen people were injured in an accident involving a hotel shuttle bus near Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Friday morning.
Friday, May 24 2013 10:28 PM EDT2013-05-25 02:28:55 GMT
In-depth reporting by the Druid Hills High School student newspaper on DeKalb's accreditation controversy landed the head of SACS as the school's commencement speaker on Friday.
In-depth reporting by the Druid Hills High School student newspaper on DeKalb's accreditation controversy landed the head of SACS as the school's commencement speaker on Friday.
Friday, May 24 2013 5:50 PM EDT2013-05-24 21:50:02 GMT
Memorial Day weekend marks the start of the summer boating season. Authorities are reminding folks that there are some new laws on Georgia's waterways.
Memorial Day weekend marks the start of the summer boating season. Authorities are reminding folks that there are some new laws on Georgia's waterways.
