Brazen thieves have stolen copper wires from two locations in Lake Macquarie and Port Stephens over the past week.
The first theft occurred on Saturday morning as Ausgrid crews found 500 metres of the valuable wire had been cut down from Awaba Road at Toronto West.
The second saw emergency services called out to Masonite Road, Tomago where copper earth cables had been taken from a connection between underground cables and 33,000 volt overhead powerlines.
Jonathon Hall from Ausgrid said it was highly risky behaviour.
"We cannot stress enough how incredibly dangerous this behaviour is and Ausgrid condemns it in the strongest possible terms," he said.
"These two incidences we've seen in the last week could've ended tragically for those involved, and we simply want to tell people that no amount of copper is worth your life."
Anyone with information about the thefts is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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