Caught in the act. A suspect cutting copper cable from the South San Francisco Caltrain tracks was recorded on camera, causing $5,000 in damage. Deputies arrested the 24-year-old suspect.

The push in King County to investigate and arrest people believed to be stealing copper wire and to get them prosecuted is finding success. (Courtesy: KCSO) KING COUNTY, Wash. — The push in King ...

The thieves stole copper wire from inside the lines, according to authorities.

A camera caught this image of a person stealing wire from a Kinetic line in Perry County in October. Such thefts have gone up in Kentucky by thieves seeking copper to sell. Photo courtesy of Kinetic.

Copper theft is spiking in the U.S. due to tariffs and more demand. This is copper wire recovered after an investigation that involved AT&T security. In the last six months of 2024, some 6,000 ...

Farm theft is a major issue. With some estimates noting from January 2025 to September 2025, growers in California’s Tulare County suffered more than $1 million in losses and damages from ag theft, of ...

Los Angeles (CNN) — 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 ...

A person holds a handful of recycled copper reclaimed from scrap wire at C&D Scrap Metal in Houston. Louis DeLuca / Staff Photographer It doesn’t take a lot of guesswork for Daniel Jackson to figure ...

Since Jan. 3, when someone stole copper from local Bell cables, Allan Speight has had to drive eight kilometres to a gas ...