Syracuse residents deny tampering with electric meter

SYRACUSE – Three Syracuse residents are charged with misdemeanor theft of services after city officials determined an electric meter at a Poplar Street residence was tampered with.

A sheriff’s office affidavit says electricity and water had been shut off to the residence on Sept. 1 and the former resident evicted.

The landlord contacted the city utility nine days later saying the lights at the residence were on.

Utility workers reported that a meter on nearby pole had been broken into.

The former residents were arrested Monday, but deny tampering with the meter.