LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Many California streets have been left in the dark lately by copper thieves vandalizing street lights. Officials say heavy metal thefts have been on the rise, leaving ...
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HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — A northwest Harris County restaurant was left without power for days after a thief stole copper-filled cables from a nearby utility pole. Juanita’s Mexican Kitchen co-owner ...
As surging copper wire thefts are leaving many Los Angeles communities in the dark, a new statewide metal theft law set to kick in next year is aimed at recyclers who buy the stolen metal. The Sixth ...
CRACKING DOWN ON COPPER WIRE THEFTS, FROM FELONY ARRESTS TO A NEW TASK FORCE. CITY OFFICIALS SAY THEIR PUSH TO CRACK DOWN ON COPPER WIRE THEFTS IN LOUISVILLE IS PAYING OFF. AND TODAY, THE MAYOR SIGNED ...
A camera caught this image of a person stealing wire from a Kinetic line in Perry County in October. Such thefts have gone up in Kentucky by thieves seeking copper to sell. Photo courtesy of Kinetic.
There’s a stretch of Interstate 84 in Portland, near where it connects to Interstate 205, that for weeks last year was unnervingly dark at night. The reason: many of the streetlights weren’t working.
From silent alarms, welding, retail screws to even duct tape, Twin Cities officials have tried more than a dozen solutions to prevent copper wire thefts this year. Some fixes have shut down criminal ...
PORTLAND, Ore. — James Cory, procurement director at Calbag Metals, knows exactly what to look for when people drop off metal scraps for cash. "So, it's a real thing for us; we do see suspicions daily ...
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