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Copper is one of the most valuable metals available. This fact is something that former Omaha Public Power District worker Stanley Mac knows well. Mac has been accused of stealing more than $14,000 worth of copper from the Public Power District substation. Authorities were able to attach Mac’s name to the crime thanks to a GPS tracking device that was hidden inside of a large copper bundle.

Omaha Public Power District officials believe that Mac has been stealing copper (and other metals) for more than one year. Mac knew his way around the power substation well, and he knew that he would not get caught or injured while stealing wire. What Mac didn’t know was that Public Power officials arranged a sting operation that involved a GPS tracking device.

The device was planted inside of a bundle of copper that weighed more than 200 pounds. Not only did Mac steal the bundle that was set up to catch him, but he also attempted to replace 35 pounds of the stolen copper wire. Presumably, Mac realized that the bundle was being tracked by authorities, which is why he tried to replace the bundle by winding the remaining copper around a new spool. When authorities found the replaced bundle, the GPS tracker had been taken apart.

Mac told news reporters that he is not guilty of the copper crime. Yet, the GPS tracker that caught Mac in the act says otherwise. Further, the spool of copper that Mac tried to place back inside of the warehouse had a different serial number than the spool that was originally attached to the GPS tracker. In short, Mac succeeded in proving that he had leftover spools at his place of residence, which has done more to interrogate him than to let him off of the hook.
When it comes to protecting highly valued property, nothing works as well as a GPS tracker. Try as they might, thieves never win against a GPS tracking device.

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