Talkeetna man charged with theft from properties destroyed by Sockeye Fire

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.