Jul 9, 2024 · Thieves have been stripping copper wire out of thousands of streetlights and selling it to scrap metal recyclers for cash. The wiring typically fetches only a few hundred dollars, but...

Feb 3, 2025 · Copper wire thefts rose 545% in Fort Worth, affecting emergency services and businesses. ... Police recovered 155 pounds of copper wire valued at $675.80, officials said.

Jul 31, 2024 · Eighty-two arrests have been made in a recent escalation to combat the “growing epidemic” of copper wire thefts, city officials announced Tuesday.

Jul 31, 2024 · The cables are stolen and burned or melted to expose copper wires, which are then sold to metal recyclers, according to the motion, leaving communities without data services.

Jan 30, 2025 · Both Raybell and Ogilvy were charged with theft of copper wire and malicious mischief. Ogilvy has 11 felony and 20 misdemeanor convictions, and Washington courts have issued 97 warrants for his ...

Aug 28, 2024 · Several people have been arrested and tens of thousands of pounds of copper recovered as part of a crackdown by Los Angeles police and staff on thieves and rogue recyclers that at times have left...

Jul 12, 2024 · Thieves absconded with seven miles of copper wire — about $11,000 worth — from the newly rebuilt 6th Street Bridge, plunging the so-called ribbon of light into pitch black last month.

Jul 31, 2024 · A Los Angeles Police Department task force targeting copper wire theft shared its success since its inception at the beginning of the year, with over 2,000 pounds of stolen copper wire...

Jul 30, 2024 · The city of Los Angeles has recovered about 2,000 pounds of stolen copper wire and made dozens of arrests in connection with the thefts since launching a task force dedicated to combating the...

6 days ago · NV Energy said they suspected copper wire vandalism was the cause of a series of power outages in and around the Strip and Harry Reid Airport on Monday, and the timing of the outages reasonably ...