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Copper theft suspects arrested in Curry County

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Curry County, New Mexico - Two suspects accused of stealing copper wire in Curry County are now behind bars.

The Curry County Sheriff's Office says they arrested 35 year old Dustin Martin and 57 year old Lyle Gant for the crimes. They are accused of stealing copper wire from the irrigation sprinklers of local farmers, then selling it to a metal recycling business.
  
They are both being held in the Curry County Jail on multiple counts of felony Larceny.

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