The new law requires people selling scrap metal copper to obtain a $250 yearly license from the Department of Commerce.
Copper wire thieves are preying on schools and stealing thousands ... according to the latest scrap metal rates in Los ...
Officers also allegedly recovered 54 pounds of copper wire valued at $2,400 pertaining ... an additional $200,000 to support the LAPD's Heavy Metal Task Force, a separate group composed of LAPD's ...
The suspect, identified as 53-year-old James Ivey, removed 14 spools of heavy-duty copper wire worth approximately $7,000. Police were alerted by a subcontractor, leading them to arrest Ivey near ...
First responders at the scene shared they believed the person was trying to steal copper wire. Fire officials said the power lines had not been used for a while, but there was still some voltage ...
HACIENDA HEIGHTS — Copper wire thieves have left people who live in Hacienda Heights without landline phone service and internet access for months, and they are demanding answers from the ...
Northern Territory Police are on the hunt for copper thieves stripping wire from Alice Springs telecommunications pits to sell on the black market. Police have received several reports since April ...
The company says it has developed a method to safely handle the wires to dispose of the plastic coating which surrounds and protects the copper wire within it from radiation. Veolia says that ...