According to a public information release, troopers were dispatched to 100 Logistics Drive in Ryan Township on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, for a report of a theft.
Police said it was determined that three spools containing approximately 2,300 feet of copper wire were stolen from B.E.I. Electrical of Nazareth.
The investigation remains ongoing as troopers continue to gather additional information.
The Ryan Township incident follows three recent thefts involving telecommunications lines in the same area of Schuylkill County.
In Rush Township, State Police reported that approximately 30 to 40 feet of coaxial telecommunications wire belonging to Frontier Communication was cut and removed from telephone poles near Barnesville Drive and Grier Avenue sometime between June 4 and June 6.
Two other incidents were previously reported in Schuylkill Township along Old Route 209. On May 26, troopers investigated the theft of approximately 1,060 feet of 300-pair, 19-gauge Verizon wire valued at more than $12,000. A second theft was reported in early June when approximately 1,200 feet of copper wire was stolen from Verizon lines between Piersol Street and Mining Road, causing a communications outage.
State Police have not indicated whether any of the four incidents are connected.
Anyone with information regarding the Ryan Township theft is asked to contact the Pennsylvania State Police Frackville barracks at 570-874-5300 and reference incident number PA2026-879577.