Police said a man -- in his 40s or 50s -- cut the lock off a PECO electric box in an attempt to steal some copper wire inside. When the man cut into a high-voltage cable, police said it caused a ...

police and Peco officials said. Around 10:25 p.m. Wednesday, the would-be thief broke into a ground-mounted transformer on the 9300 block of Roosevelt Boulevard, police said. The man, whom police ...

RELATED: Man burned while allegedly trying to steal PECO electrical equipment: Philadelphia police Police said the man caught fire and was critically injured, also with third-degree burns.

Around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, the man broke into the construction site and then the PECO box, Philadelphia police said. The man then cut a high-voltage cable, which electrocuted him and sparked a ...

Investigators say the man was trying to take some kind of PECO electrical equipment when he caught on fire and suffered third-degree burns. He managed to run a few blocks to Kensington and Hunting ...

Investigators say the man was trying to take some kind of PECO electrical equipment when he caught on fire and suffered third-degree burns. He managed to run a few blocks to Kensington and Hunting ...