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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 ...

Light rail service was disrupted on the 1 Line after copper wire thieves struck again.

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.

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.

A Port Orchard man with electrical experience was arrested for allegedly stealing copper wire from phone lines. Copper wire theft is increasing nationwide, driven by rising copper prices. Washington ...