mel jordan has an idea. >> electricians, they have to be familiar about how when you see the work they just basically know how to cut it and pull. it could even be plumber. >> reporter: some law enforcement agencies say that cooper continue to get ripped off because it and other metals are high on price. >> it's how we get our schools lighting, all our safety measures are being impacted right now. >> reporter: the school district says it is currently reviewing surveillance video. it also will be offering up a reward for any information that leads to an arrest as well as a conviction. reporting live tonight in vallejo, mike mibach. >>> the arraignment has been delayed for a 25-year-old murdering a woman and setting a woman on fire. hector garcia is accused of killing monica rodas and setting her body on fire. monica rodas was in court today. another man velasco is also chargeed in this case. >>> police are inviewing witnesses as they investigate the death of two men. a sheriff deputy say two of them men live in the home on clara street where the bodies were found last night. detectives

. >> reporter: his name is mel jordan, he's talking about last night's copper wire theft. >> reporter a big one. how big? an estimated thousand feet of wire. >> they're stripping the wire too. not only are they cutting it they're taking the plastic off, throwing it away and keeping the cooper. >> reporter: this crew of criminals comes in, slices the cooper cable. rips it out and it only takes about 15 to 20 minutes and this crime it's not the first time it's happened. six schools have been hit this summer. >> what that's telling me right now is that it's gotten our attention. >> reporter: franklin middle school last night, the list goes on and the tab goes up. losses are estimated at $100,000. but who? who's committing these crimes in the middle of night. mel jordan has an idea. >> electricians, they have to be familiar about how when you see the work they just basically now how to cut it and pull. it could even be plumbers. >> reporter: the distribute says it is reviewing surveillance video and it's also offering a reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction. in val

. >> reporter: his name is mel jordan, he's talking about last night's copper wire theft. >> reporter one. how big? an estimated thousand feet of wire. >> they're stripping the wire too. not only are they cutting it they're taking the plastic off, throwing it away and keeping the cooper. >> reporter: this crew of criminals comes in, slices the cooper cable. rips it out and it only takes about 15 to 20 minutes and this crime it's not the first time it's happened. six schools have been hit this summer. >> what that's telling me right now is that it's gotten our attention. >> reporter: franklin middle school last night, the list goes on and the tab goes up. losses are estimated at $100,000. but who? who's committing these crimes in the middle of night. mel jordan has an idea. >> electricians, they have to be familiar about how when you see the work they just basically now how to cut it and pull. it could even be plumbers. >> reporter: the distribute says it is reviewing surveillance video and it's also offering a reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction. in vallejo,

. >> reporter: operating with surgical precision, says assistant superintendent mel jordan. three to five thieves he believes slice through heavy duty bolts and metal brackets. >> they know how to cut live wire and they know how to pull it. >> reporter: at least 1500 volts are flowing through this one pipe. >> this is a heavy pipe. >> 300 feet. >> reporter: devil may care the danger, these bandits are after the treasure inside copper wiring. >> $5,000 just for the wire. >> reporter: in this one pipe. >> in this one pipe. it's been a rash in the month of july, as we communicated out, ten hits in july alone and we had 14 overall. >> reporter: spread over 8 vallejo campuses, franklin has been hit four times. this band of thieves is not only professional. they're fearless, something or someone interrupted the job that started right here two days ago. so what did they do? came back to finish the crime. >> no fear. >> reporter: because they know cuts in vallejo pd means fewer police patrols. >> the police are doing what they can do. but it's going to come down to community watch.