Four Beardstown residents have been arrested after a months-long investigation into copper thefts in Cass County.
Sheriff Devron Ohrn said 32-year-old Clayton Flores, 32-year-old Mario Fiz-Flores, 45-year-old Alejandro Montoya-Picazo and 47-year-old Melissa Jones were arrested on Monday.
Ohrn said the investigation covered five separate cases in the Beardstown and Oakford areas.
