A Taft man has been arrested for allegedly stealing copper wire. Parolee Steve Havens, 53, was apprehended Thursday in the 900 block of North Lincoln Street after Kern County Sheriff’s deputies reportedly located a basement that contained a large amount of copper wire. Havens has two prior convictions on drug possession and allegedly had drugs at the house. KCSO says they’ve seen a rise copper wire thefts in the farmlands and oilfields around Kern County.