(La Porte County, IN) - La Porte County Police are currently on the lookout for who stole telephone cable from utility poles.

The discovery was made when a Frontier Communications employee responded Wednesday to a service call on Otis Road several miles north of Westville. Authorities said close to 300 feet of telephone line belonging to the service provider was missing from utility poles they were fastened to in the sparsely populated rural area.

The investigation showed Frontier telephone lines are normally installed underground, except in areas with high water tables.

The stolen wire, which contained copper, a popular metal scrap thieves target to convert into cash, was valued at $2,750.