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.

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 ...

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 Park ...

LAST 3 TO 4 WEEKS. THEY’RE LOOKING FOR EASY ACCESS, RIGHT, BECAUSE THIS IS PRETTY EASY. YOU TAKE THIS COVER OFF OR BUST THE COVER OFF, YOU CUT THE WIRE. HERE YOU GO TO A POLE. YOU CUT THE WIRE, YOU ...

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 ...

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Continuing its efforts to crack down on metal thefts, Los Angeles city and law enforcement officials on Tuesday, Aug. 27, announced the recent arrest of copper wire thieves and the recovery of 1,668 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León speaks while holding copper wire at a news conference. (Michael Blackshire / Los ...