''Numerous complaints'' between 2 and 5 a.m. Aug. 11 brought technicians to Cooper City in emergency mode. Comcast technician Juan Vasquez, who examined five Rock Creek theft sites, said the thieves were intimately familiar with the equipment. ''Every wire that was severed was cut in a manner that would make it easy to replace. There were no wires damaged,'' Vasquez told police.
The amplifiers, which strengthen the signals that allow subscribers to receive telephone, television and Internet service on a single line, were valued at $2,500 each, according to Michael Tamas, Comcast Communications South Florida regional manager of security,
Tamas said repair costs, including overtime for technicians and loss of service to customers, raised the price of replacing amplifiers to $3,000 each and cost Comcast $78,000.
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