KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Kansas City police are looking for thieves who stole an estimated $12,000 worth of copper wiring and other metal items from a department radio tower.

A police officer checking the tower in the south-central part of the city over the weekend found a chain used to keep the gate shut had been cut.

Police say they discovered a large amount of wiring and other items were missing.

The Police Department says the theft did not affect radio service or the functioning of the system.