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Six people are charged with stealing copper wire from streetlights in St. Paul.

An informant, police tracking of vehicles and an undercover officer helped lead to five people who are now charged with copper wire theft from St. Paul streetlights with an estimated repair cost to the city of more than $200,000, according to recently filed criminal complaints. In another case charged Friday, St. Paul police discovered 45 damaged streetlights with an estimated repair cost of ...

The accused leader completed 31 transactions with a Blaine recycler between Nov. 10 and Jan. 15, receiving $12,169 in total.