{"id":472858,"date":"2026-10-22T01:40:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T01:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/472858\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T01:40:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T01:40:07","slug":"austin-police-seek-black-pickup-truck-linked-to-copper-thefts-in-mueller-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/472858\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin police seek black pickup truck linked to copper thefts in Mueller area"},"content":{"rendered":"

AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 Austin police are asking for the public’s help identifying suspects connected to a series of copper thefts in East Austin that have damaged electrical equipment and disrupted local businesses.<\/p>\n

According to the Austin Police Department, multiple thefts have occurred in recent weeks in the Mueller and 51st Street area.<\/p>\n

Investigators said suspects have broken into electrical boxes and transformers, cutting and stealing copper wiring. The thefts have caused property damage and disrupted businesses while repairs were completed.<\/p>\n

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APD’s Commercial Burglary Unit is seeking information about a black Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck that may be connected to the thefts.<\/p>\n

Police said poor-quality surveillance footage has prevented detectives from identifying the suspects or obtaining a readable license plate.<\/p>\n

Authorities are also warning residents about the dangers of tampering with electrical equipment, which can cause serious injuries or death.<\/p>\n

Anyone with information is asked to contact APD’s Commercial Burglary Unit at APDCommercialburglary@austintexas.gov.<\/p>\n

Anonymous tips can also be submitted through Capital Area Crime Stoppers at 512-472-8477 or austincrimestoppers.org.<\/p>\n

A reward of up to $1,000 may be available for information leading to an arrest.<\/p>\n

The investigation remains ongoing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 Austin police are asking for the public’s help identifying suspects connected to a series of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":472859,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133],"class_list":["post-472858","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/472858","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=472858"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/472858\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/472859"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=472858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=472858"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=472858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}