JAY — Police are investigating a burglary at a home on Belleview Drive where copper piping was cut and ripped from the plumbing system and the furnace in the basement.
The homeowner reported the break-in Friday morning. It occurred between late Thursday and early Friday.
More than $3,000 of damage was done to the house, acting police Chief Richard Caton IV said.
Police have possible leads. They collected evidence at the scene which has been brought to a crime laboratory to be analyzed, he said.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to call the Jay Police Department at 897-6766.
Livermore Falls police have been investigating copper piping stolen from two abandoned or vacant homes that were reported last weekend.
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