ABC7

Where does all the stolen copper wire go? ABC7 goes on raid with investigators

For months, 7 On Your Side Investigates has looked into the copper wire thefts plaguing neighborhoods in Southern California. Throughout that time, we've been trying to get to the bottom of where the ...
KMBC Kansas City

AT&T offering reward as copper wire thefts get worse in Missouri

WELL, A SURGE IN COPPER WIRE THEFTS IS TURNING NEIGHBORHOODS INTO CRIME SCENES. GOOD EVENING. I’M BRYA BERRY AND I’M LARA MORITZ. AT&T IS OFFERING A $20,000 REWARD FOR HELP IN FINDING THESE SUSPECTS.
Oregonian

Copper-wire thieves are knocking out streetlights across Portland, leaving highways – and police – in the dark

There’s a stretch of Interstate 84 in Portland, near where it connects to Interstate 205, that for weeks last year was unnervingly dark at night. The reason: many of the streetlights weren’t working.
Star Tribune

As copper wire thefts continue, Twin Cities officials scrounge for solutions

From silent alarms, welding, retail screws to even duct tape, Twin Cities officials have tried more than a dozen solutions to prevent copper wire thefts this year. Some fixes have shut down criminal ...