Copper stolen from CT Trolley Museum

EAST WINDSOR, CONN. (WWLP) - Some copper thieves sank to a new low when they decided to break into the historic Connecticut Trolley Museum.

Museum employee Tim Lesniak told 22News he was giving a group of trolley enthusiasts a tour Saturday afternoon when they discovered one of the trolley barns had been ripped open.

Inside, four antique restored trolley cars dating back to 1905 had been stripped of copper and brass.

Lesniak estimates the extensive damages to the cars to be in the tens of thousands of dollars.

This isn't the first time vandals have targeted the museum. Last summer robbers smashed windows and cleaned out a cash register.

This latest incident is believed to have occurred sometime in the last week.

The museum is asking anyone with information regarding this theft, as well as anyone who may see suspicious activity around the museum, to contact the East Windsor Police Department 860-292-8240.