The value of copper is rising, and thieves can make money by stripping it from phone poles, streetlights and EV chargers. But those thefts cost the rest of us.
A public utility in Mason County has started labeling its power poles hoisting fiber-optic cables so thieves don’t mistake the lines for expensive copper wire. “This wire is steel core, not copper,” ...
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Minneapolis fighting back against copper wire thefts in streetlights that has cost them thousands of dollars
The theft of copper wire from street lights continues to be an ongoing problem, but the City of Minneapolis is doubling down to help combat it. There are over 22,000 street lights in the city. Copper ...
The last of a group that stole copper wire from St. Paul streetlights over several months in 2023 — costing the city more than $200,000 to repair — has been sentenced to probation, as others were ...
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