As copper wire theft continues to surge across Los Angeles County, detectives say shutting down the black market is critical.

After a restless night, Robert Browning woke just before dawn last Thursday filled with worry. The day before, someone had stolen a pair of 10-foot copper downspouts from his Old Metairie home - the ...

Michael Shinabarger was arrested by the Brevard County Sheriff's Office for stealing over $14,000 worth of scrap metal from his employer.

A swell in the cost of copper has caused a boom for scrap yards and put new pressure on law enforcement to crack down on thieves plundering construction sites and abandoned buildings for the suddenly ...

Police arrested eight scrap yard workers on felony charges Thursday morning after a sting caught them buying stolen metal. A sharp increase in copper thefts, spurred by rising prices, prompted the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A three-month undercover investigation by the Metro Police Fraud Unit resulted in the raid of a Nashville scrap metal dealer accused of buying stolen copper and catalytic ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Action News continues to investigate the effects of wire theft in the Fresno area and the effort to stop it. Tuesday night, we reported that stolen wires from traffic signals ...

In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, computer technician Jim Delfino was laid off by the Florida company at which he had worked for over two decades. After five years of looking for employment in ...