![\"caltrain-copper-metal-theft-011126.jpg](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/caltrain-copper-metal-theft-011126.jpg#.jpeg\")
<\/p>\nAuthorities on the Peninsula have arrested a man on probation on multiple charges after he allegedly stole copper wire from Caltrain tracks over the weekend.<\/p>\n
According to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office, deputies and volunteer pilots flying the sheriff’s office airplane were monitoring the tracks early Sunday. Authorities said they found a suspect actively removing cable from the tracks in South San Francisco.<\/p>\n
In what deputies described as a “coordinated effort” which included help from South San Francisco police, deputies found the suspect and took him into custody. The suspect has been identified as 24-year-old Diego Sanchez-Palomares.<\/p>\n
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An aerial view of what deputies said was a theft of copper wire along Caltrain tracks in South San Francisco on Jan. 11, 2026.<\/p>\n
San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office<\/p>\n
“The arrest highlights the effective use of technology and resources, including the Sheriff’s Office airplane, to detect crimes in progress,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement.<\/p>\n
An investigation determined Sanchez-Palomares removed about 50 feet of cable from beneath the Caltrain tracks. Deputies also learned he was on probation.<\/p>\n
Sanchez-Palomares was booked into the Maguire Correctional facility in Redwood City on multiple charges, including grand theft, receiving stolen property, conspiracy, tampering with a railroad and trespassing at a railroad facility.<\/p>\n
Deputies said the cable was recovered by deputies. The estimated repair cost is about $5,000.<\/p>\n
According to jail records, Sanchez-Palomares remains in custody as of Monday.<\/p>\n
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