Some people living on the west side of Tucson say they’re frustrated with street lights being out consistently along Silverbell Road near Speedway.

Copper theft is up 23 per cent from a year ago, with Bell reporting more than 2,270 incidents nationwide since 2022. This is not a victimless crime, says the telecom. Thieves who

Bell Canada says copper theft has grown at an astronomical rate over the past few years in Canada, with a large portion of the thefts occurring in the east end of the country.

Tucson residents may have noticed an increasing number of streetlights going dark across the city. This issue, driven by a surge in copper wire thefts, is

Muneer Aziz was electrocuted trying to steal copper from an electrical box; he and an accomplice were arrested post-treatment.

Other U.S. cities are also grappling with a dramatic spike in copper-wire thefts in recent years. In Minneapolis, thieves have damaged or stolen up to a mile of streetlight wiring in a single night, according to city records.

A Western Washington man is in jail after being accused of stealing more than $125,000 worth of copper wire along the North South Corridor Freeway in Spokane.

Authorities are investigating theft of copper and fiber that has caused AT&T internet and phone services to go down on both sides of U.S. 61 North to Geohegan Road in Jefferson County, including at the Adams County Airport.

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Copper thieves have targeted Sound Transit lines multiple times in the past week, causing significant disruptions to service and raising safety concerns for riders. Police are investigating at least two incidents that affected the 2 Line on Saturday and again on Tuesday.