Copper theft is up 23 per cent from a year ago, with Bell reporting more than 2,270 incidents nationwide since 2022. This is ...

Other U.S. cities are also grappling with a dramatic spike in copper-wire thefts in recent years. In Minneapolis, thieves ...

In October 2024, metro leaders announced the formation of the Critical Infrastructure Taskforce, aimed at tracking copper ...

Brawley Man Suspected in Theft of Copper Wire from Mesquite Lake Water and Power Facility Arrested in Imperial County ...

Church leaders speak out Wednesday about being the latest victim of copper wire thefts spreading across the city.

Copper wire thieves are also targeting lights on Los Angeles streets and freeways. In the last four years, Caltrans has spent about $24 million on repairs, according to NBC News.. The thefts from ...

Service between BelRed Station and Downtown Redmond Station was suspended at 5 a.m. Tuesday — a near-repeat of an incident ...

Eighty-two arrests have been made in a recent escalation to combat the “growing epidemic” of copper wire thefts, city officials announced Tuesday.. City Councilmembers Kevin de León and Traci ...

Copper wire thefts are knocking out streetlights, damaging churches and threatening critical city services — and now, city ...

Three people were arrested after allegedly stealing copper wire and causing about $30,000 in damages in Kern County.The Kern ...

Copper wire theft has left the city of Saint Paul with more than 2,000 streetlights currently out, leaving pedestrians and drivers alike unsafe,” Hollins said in a statement.

The wire was stolen near the Wilburton Station around 2 a.m. Saturday, when light rail trains weren’t running, and it ...