Wire Theft

Two Cedar Rapids men have been arrested after being found allegedly stealing wire from a Waterloo electrical company early Monday morning, according to the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. An alarm sent police to Community Electric around 2:35 Monday morning. When officers arrived on scene they found a Buick Regal parked outside the fenced in lot. The barbed wire atop the fence had been cut and pushed down. A search of the area found two men hiding near a trailer, wearing black and carrying a flashlight. 35 year old Mitchell Adney and 33 year old Jason Olsen were charged with third degree Criminal Mischief, Trespassing, and Possession of Burglary Tools. Olsen was also charged with Possession of Marijuana and Drug Paraphernalia.