On Thursday, an unidentified Talkeetna man was charged with stealing copper wire and tubing from two properties in Willow.
Troopers patrolling the evacuation area for the Sockeye Fire received a report at about 3:30 p.m. reporting a theft of copper wire from a destroyed property near Mile 74 of the Parks Highway.
Just after 7:00 p.m. Troopers contacted a thirty-year-old Talkeetna resident who they charged with the Mile 74 theft as well as theft of copper wire and tubing from a destroyed property on Polis Circle in Willow. Troopers say the thefts happened between Wednesday and Thursday. The man has been charged with two counts of criminal trespassing and third-degree theft. The man’s name has not been released.
