A CASH reward of £1,000 is being offered for information that results in the conviction of those responsible for thefts of cables in Roothing, Epping and Harlow.
The independent charity Crimestoppers and Openreach, the UK’s phone and broadband network, are appealing for information after the series of cable thefts over the last two weeks across Roothing, Epping and Harlow.
Large sections of live cable were pulled from the underground communications network in Sparrows Lane, Roothing on Wednesday July 21 and on Friday July 2.
On Thursday July 15, a cable was cut in the B181 in Epping Upland and again on July 16 in the A1025 Road in Harlow. The thefts have all occurred between 11pm and 2am.
The damage has left hundreds of residential and business customers at each location without use of their phone lines, broadband and TV services.
Significant damage has also been caused to street furniture and farmland, where cables have been dragged through fields.
Bosses at Openreach say engineers are working as quickly as possible to restore services to those customers affected.
Anyone with any information should contact Crimestoppers 100 per cent on 0800 555 111