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 Tuesday.

(FOX40.COM) — A man accused of stealing copper wire and damaging light rail infrastructure was recently arrested. • Video above: Is property crime going up in America? On Dec. 24, 2025, Sacramento ...

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Often strung from utility poles or buried beneath our feet, copper wire has played a critical role in powering America’s electrical grid for more than a century. But brazen thefts are threatening the ...

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.

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Copper wire theft is up from previous years because of the current price per pound, according to the Tucson Police Department. KGUN 9 has previously reported on neighborhoods ...

THE AREA AS POLICE WORKED TO CLEAR THE SCENE. SEVERAL COPPER WIRE THEFT ARRESTS WERE MADE THIS EVENING THANKS TO THE LOUISVILLE TASK FORCE. BRIAN BOURGUET, CHAD HESTER AND ANTHONY NAPIER ARE ACCUSED ...