RCMP have arrested and charged a second person in connection with the theft of copper wire from a Newfoundland Power communications site in Old Perlican.

On Monday, 40-year-old Hope Cox of Carbonear was arrested while leaving the scene in a vehicle.

The other suspect fled the scene on foot.

Harbour Grace RCMP say 42-year-old David Joseph Traverse was arrested on Wednesday, thanks to help from the public.

Traverse is facing charges of break and enter, theft over $5,000, damage to property over $5,000, possession of break-in instruments, wearing a disguise, and failure to comply with the condition of a release order.