12 arrested in South Florida copper theft bust

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement arrested 12 men in a recent copper theft sting.The men are accused of stealing more than $500,000 in underground copper cable from South Florida to central Florida.Authorities said the investigation began in October 2014 after they received a request by Florida Power & Light to investigate recent thefts and destruction of underground electric and fiber optic cables.Prosecutors said seven of the 13 men worked for a company that FPL subcontracted to wo