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 ...

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 ...

Heaps of stolen copper wire—more than 2,000 pounds—glimmered behind Los Angeles City Council Members Kevin de León and Traci Park on Tuesday, July 30, as officials praised the city’s Heavy Metal Task ...

The Los Angeles City Council has dedicated an additional $200,000 toward the copper wire task force, tripling the funds focused on curtailing the theft of metal from public infrastructure. Peter Brown ...