Copper Cable Theft in Spain Delays Thousands of High-Speed Rail Passengers May 7, 2025 Thousands of rail passengers in Spain were hit with delays after copper cables used in the signaling system of a...
Thieves Hunting for Copper Are Vandalizing American EV Chargers September 30, 2024 By Tope Alake and Kyle Stock Rick Wilmer spends most of his work days at the office. But every so often, the chief executive officer of...
Copper Thefts Knock 3 Arkansas Radio Stations Off Air September 19, 2018 Three Jonesboro, Arkansas, radio stations are back on the air after copper thieves disrupted operations and damaged the transmitter building...
Metal Theft Remains an Expensive Problem for Insurance Industry August 26, 2016 By Elizabeth Blosfield Metal theft became a growing concern post financial crisis due to rising global demand for scrap metal, and although economic...
Spike in Metal Theft Still Rattles Illinois Task Force June 6, 2016 Illinois lawmakers have convened a task force to investigate a spike in the theft of recyclable metals. There was a...
Massive Copper Theft in NYC Latest Example of Troubling Trend Nationwide June 3, 2015 By Jake Pearson and Verena Dobnik Longtime New York City subway cops have seen copper thefts before, but last week’s heist on a stretch of open-air...
Problem of Metal Theft Focus of Illinois House Bill February 19, 2015 A bill filed in the Illinois House would form a new task force to address thefts of recyclable metals, including...
Copper Theft Leads to 10 Year Sentence for Texas Man October 15, 2014 A San Antonio man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for stealing copper in a ring that investigators...
Possible Factor in Detroit-Area Flooding? Metal Theft August 14, 2014 The state says the theft of copper from pumping stations used to clear water from Detroit-area freeways may have been...
Memphis Hopes Reward Program Will Curb Copper Thefts June 30, 2014 Officials in Memphis have launched an initiative aimed at decreasing copper thefts in the city. The CopperStoppers program will offer...