Alleged copper thief busted at metal recycling facility near downtown Houston

  

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Police near downtown Houston caught a copper thief when a burglar alarm went off at a metal recycling facility on Edwards near Sawyer.

Officers arrived and spotted a man on the roof of the business. He tried to run, but a police dog found him.

Police say he was trying to steal copper wiring from the business.
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