(Oroville, CA) – The Oroville Police Department is investigating a series of copper thefts from HVAC units over the past week or so. That includes thefts from the Oroville VFW, multiple merchants in the Las Plumas Shopping Center and Big Red’s California BBQ. In addition to the copper theft and HVAC destruction at the Oroville VFW, a storage container on the property was cleared out.

Police were called to the Lincoln Boulevard location last Friday morning when an 18-year-old auxiliary officer and volunteer bartender caught a man banging on an HVAC unit, who was then arrested.