A Carbon County man admitted incounty court on Tuesday to stealing a large quantity of copper wiring.

John Joseph Vacaro III, 36, of Palmerton, pleaded guilty to one count of criminal conspiracy-theft, rated a felony three.Vacaro was charged by Palmerton police with stealing copper wiring from the site of the former New Jersey Zinc Company property. The property from which the copper wiring was taken is owned by Northface Development.Police said the copper was stolen from wiring on poles at the site. The estimated value of the copper taken was set at $3,717. The copper wiring was taken to an Allentown scrap metal firm and sold. The firm became suspicious of the transactions because of the quantity and called borough police. Their investigation led to Vacaro.It was noted there is a co-defendant in the case, Vacaro's brother.President Judge Roger N. Nanovic II accepted the plea but deferred sentencing, ordering the adult probation office to prepare a presentence investigation report.