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A Falls Township man has been arrested after allegedly selling copper wire belonging to Amtrak.
Arthur Diemidio, 34, of Falls’ Levittown section, is charged with receiving stolen property. Diemidio was freed on unsecured bail after being arraigned.
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On October 11, railway investigators went to Amtrak mile post 60.7 to investigate a report of stolen copper wire. Paperwork filed by Amtrak police states that a number of lengths of copper wire were cut and missing from the area of mile posts 60.0 and 60.5. Some of the wire was reportedly missing from the catenary poles.
Amtrak police said they discovered that the copper wire had been sold to a Bristol Township scrapyard by Diemidio.
According to official documents, the total amount of money that Diemidio sold the wiring for was $618.
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The theft are believed by investigators to have happened recently.
Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.
