Father and son David Bauer, 48, and Joe Bauer, 24, were arrested by Livingston County authorities early Monday evening at a home near Lola.
Both subjects were being sought by police since Jan. 2, when the Bauers were suspected of stealing a large spool of copper wire valued at $2,500 from Pine Bluff Sand and Gravel near the Salem.
The Bauer’s are also suspected of stealing approximately 1,100 feet of copper wire from Cook Farms near Salem as well as causing a great deal of damage to Cook Farm property while attempting to remove the wire from a large irrigation system.
The Bauers were located due to an anonymous tip to the Livingston County Sheriff's department. The Bauer’s were taken into custody without incident by the sheriff’s department and the Kentucky State Police and lodged in the McCracken County Jail.
