Cox Communications is offering a $10,000 reward to solve a series of equipment thefts.
Someone is stealing hardware used to provide cable to customers in Oceanside and Vista. The equipment ranges from line extenders to amplifiers and batteries.
As a result, customers have lost services including connections to Emergency 911.
The company has teamed up with San Diego County CrimeStoppers to offer a $10,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of the person responsible.
Cox Communications has experienced thefts in Palos Verdes and Goleta.
Other cable companies have also reported that they have been victims of similar thefts.
CrimeStoppers released several images showing the type of equipment stole that may be resold as scrap metal at recycling centers.
Anyone with information on this case should call the Sheriff’s Santee Station at (619)956-4000 or the Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at (888) 580-8477.
