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Copper wire theft from city street lights is a costly crime with little payout

Video shows city streetlights which are being targeted by thieves for the copper wire. The number of instances of copper wire theft from street lights is getting worse. While thieves may only get a ...
LAist

Residents Are Fed Up With Copper Theft Shutting Off Street Lights. LA Turns To Solar As Antidote

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Los Angeles Times

Copper thieves leave 6th Street Bridge — the ‘Ribbon of Light’ — completely in the dark

The 6th Street Viaduct, dubbed the “Ribbon of Light” for its illuminated tilted arches, is now completely in the dark. Billy Avellan, who walks the bridge daily from his home in downtown Los Angeles ...
Los Angeles Times

Copper thieves unplug 6th Street Bridge lights

A large swath of the 6th Street Bridge, known as the “Ribbon of Light” because of its illuminated arches of color across the Los Angeles River, has gone dark. Copper wire thieves are to blame, city ...
The Conversation

Copper theft is hitting building sites, street lights – and now phones. How do we stop it?

Before joining Bond University, Dr Terry Goldsworthy served with the Queensland Police for 28 years, up to Detective Inspector, from 1985–2013. From causing a major phone outage to shutting down ...