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With copper theft impacting thousands of lights and other pieces of city property, the Los Angeles City Council authorized the creation of a task force on Wednesday. The Los Angeles Police Department and Bureau of Street Lighting will work together to combat “the spike in copper wire crimes in downtown L.A., Boyle Heights, El Sereno, […]

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – An alleged copper wire thief at Fresno City College West Fresno Campus was arrested on Friday by the State Center Community College District (SCCCD) Police Department. The Fresno City College West Fresno Campus says they suffered a significant amount of copper wire theft, which caused thousands of dollars in damage and […]

On Feb. 9, sheriffs arrested Victor Solares Reyes, 36, of Bakersfield for allegedly operating an illegal recycling center out of his residence in the outskirts of Lamont.

(KRON) — A man was arrested overnight Tuesday for drug sales while in possession of more than 500 pounds of copper wire, the Fremont Police Department announced on social media. The arrest was made at a traffic stop around 2:30 a.m. on Farwell Drive. FPD officers approached Juan Jose Cazares-Alvarado, 33, of Livermore and three […]

A Houston-area internet provider says they're facing a huge theft problem that leaves customers without service.

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the theft of copper wire and a furnace and damage done to drywall between Jan. 10-18 at a home on Ravinia Way in the Jefferson County portion of Fenton.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — One felon and his accomplice who allegedly stole copper wire were booked into jail earlier this month. On Jan. 12, Samuel Lane, 35, and Kylee Peer, 28, were arrested for the alleged involvement in a copper wire theft near the area of Stockdale Highway and Enos Lane. After an investigation was completed and a […]

Among growing concern over copper wire thefts, L.A. City Councilmembers Kevin de León and Traci Park proposed a task force anchored by the LAPD.

JOPLIN, Mo. — Joplin Police Detective stakes out man suspected of communications wire theft, now arrested and charged Felony Stealing ($25,000 or more).

Cottage Grove is among the cities facing a rash of theft of copper wire from streetlights. In response, police have put up covert video cameras in spots thieves might target. The effort paid off last week as one spot — a mostly industrial area along 100th Street and west of U.S. 61 — was too tempting for three copper capers, police say. Officers monitoring the cameras from squad cars saw the ...