SEATTLE — In 2019, Seattle City Light was hit hard by thieves stealing its copper wire that power hundreds of streetlights. “We saw an unprecedented number ... was a good 2 or 3 months you ...

Bullock says the process is high-risk with a high reward. Copper wire scrap can sell for $2.5 per pound, while insulated copper wire can sell for 84 cents a pound, according to scrapmonster.com ...

The number of instances of copper wire theft from street lights is also getting worse. Meanwhile, Public Works General Services Supervisor 2 James Lawson and his crew are the ones having to repair ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Two Los Angeles City Council members are calling for the creation of a police task force to crackdown on copper wire thefts ... expected to surpass $2.5 million.

HERE YOU GO TO A POLE. YOU CUT THE WIRE, YOU PULL IT OUT. THIS IS WHAT THE COPPER WIRING CROOKS LEFT BEHIND IN CARROLL COUNTY RECENTLY WHEN THEY TARGETED THE FIELD LIGHT STRUCTURES AT TWO FIELDS ...

After years where the number of thefts doubled each ... Repairs to street lights due to copper wire theft cost the City of St. Paul about $1.2 million in 2023. In 2024, repairs cost more than ...

Two more people have been arrested and charged for stealing copper wire in a neighborhood devastated by the May 16 tornado. According to probable cause statements from the St. Louis Metropolitan ...