wistv.com - Columbia, South Carolina |Copper taken from dozens of schools' HVAC units

Copper taken from dozens of schools' HVAC units

Posted: Updated:
By Jason Old - email

  • 1-888-CRIME-SC

  • Do you have information about a crime? If so, call Crimestoppers at 1-888-CRIME SC or text "TIPSC plus your message" to CRIMES (274637). You will remain anonymous and are eligible for a cash reward of between $50 and $1,000.

LEE COUNTY, SC (WIS) - Deputies are investigating after dozens of HVAC units at some Lee County schools were stolen or stripped of copper tubing and wiring.

According to Lee County Sheriff Daniel Simon, about 60 HVAC units owned by the Lee County School District have been stolen or vandalized since the end of November.

Three A/C units that were outside of the Mount Pleasant school in Elliott were stolen near the end of November. Then, a school district maintenance man discovered about 30 HVAC units on top of the school that were stripped of their copper tubing and wiring.

Around the same time, the district discovered several more units at Fleming Middle School in Lynchburg that were stripped of copper parts.

Simon says investigators do not have any suspects and don't have an exact timeframe of when the thefts happened.

Because the schools were closed last year because of consolidation, the buildings were empty. The units, according to Simon, were in perfect working condition.

If you have any information about the thefts, you are urged to call Crimestoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC.

Copyright 2012 WIS. All rights reserved.