ANZA – Every year, electric cooperatives across the country cope with thieves: folks who tamper with their electric meter to steal power. This practice is dangerous, and it is a serious crime that carries hefty fines and jail time.“We’ve seen people do some dangerous things-using knives, forks, magnets, jumper cables and any number of other objects to get around paying for the power they use,” Kevin Short, general manager for Anza Electric Cooperative, said. “Not only are these people stealing from their fellow co-op members, they’re also risking their lives and those of our employees.”According to the Cooperative Research Network, a division of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, power surging through a compromised meter can cause an electrical catas
