IF YOU'VE NOTICED THAT IT'S BEEN DARKER THAN USUAL AT NIGHT ALONG I-25 AND OTHER PLACES IN ABQ, THERE'S A REASON FOR THAT. PNM HAS BEEN HIT WITH A NUMBER OF COPPER THEFTS IN RECENT WEEKS…MANY OF THEM FROM STREET LIGHTS ALONG THE INTERSTATE. AND PNM'S SUSAN SPONAR SAYS THAT'S CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO GO DARK.
PNM'S SUSAN SPONAR TELLS 770 KKOB THE LOSS OF LIGHTING CAUSES A SAFETY HAZARD…AND COSTS A LOT OF MONEY TO MAKE REPAIRS. AND SHE SAYS THERE'S AN ADDED DANGER FROM EXPOSED WIRING IN TRANSFORMERS THAT ARE OFTEN LEFT OPEN BY THIEVES.
PNM IS OFFERING A REWARD FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE ARREST OF THE COPPER THIEVES.
