2024年7月9日 · 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...

2025年2月3日 · 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.

2025年2月5日 · A security camera in south Fort Worth captured a rented pickup truck driver dragging a stolen AT&T wire, highlighting a copper theft surge.

2024年7月31日 · In a massive downtown raid, members of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Heavy Metal Task Force arrested 82 people and seized 2,000 pounds of stolen copper wire, city leaders announced...

2024年1月23日 · Thieves are stealing copper wire so they can sell it to recycling centers who may not know that what they are buying is stolen. According to Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León, the city...

2024年7月31日 · Eighty-two arrests have been made in a recent escalation to combat the “growing epidemic” of copper wire thefts, city officials announced Tuesday.

2025年1月30日 · 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 ...

2024年7月31日 · Heaps of stolen copper wire—more than 2,000 pounds—glimmered behind Los Angeles City Council Members Kevin de León and Traci Park on Tuesday, July 30, as officials praised the city’s Heavy...

6 天之前 · Three people were recently arrested in connection with the theft of over 150 pounds of copper wire, according to a news release from Fort Worth police.

2024年7月31日 · 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.