Police investigating copper theft on Denver metro area RTD line

Police are searching for the people responsible for stealing copper wire from a rail line in the Denver metro area on Tuesday.

The Adams County Sheriff's Office was called to the scene around 5:15 a.m. RTD did not release the train's location at the time of the theft.

Deputies set up a perimeter, but the suspects were not found. RTD says the suspects made off with 14 feet of copper wire.

Operation of the G Line was temporarily suspended. Service on the G Line was restored at 6:17 a.m.

RTD police detectives are continuing to investigate the case.