Copper Thieves Strike America’s Roadways December 20, 2018 By Jenni Bergal, Staff Writer, Stateline Just after midnight in September, a pickup truck struck and killed a 55-year-old woman crossing an intersection in a motorized...
NICB: 60% Drop in Metal Claims Since 2014 November 21, 2017 A steep drop in metal thefts since 2014 is likely due to new laws designed to record sales, according to...
Risky Fix to Repair Tulsa’s Gutted Streetlight Grid June 27, 2017 By JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUS For years, residents in this cash-strapped Oklahoma city watched helplessly as thieves gutted 33 miles (53 kilometers) of streetlight wiring,...
NICB Reports Metal Thefts Drop by 23% November 17, 2016 In a dramatic drop-off that extends a multi-year trend, insured metal theft claims in 2015 were down 23 percent from...
As Metal Prices Rise so do Copper Thefts From Rails June 4, 2015 By VERENA DOBNIK and JAKE PEARSON Longtime New York City subway cops have seen copper thefts before, but last week’s heist on a stretch of open-air...
Illinois Legislation Proposes Metal Theft Task Force February 19, 2015 A bill filed in the Illinois House would form a new task force to address thefts of recyclable metals, including...
New York Man Arrested in 8 Copper Cable Thefts Along LIRR November 4, 2014 Transit police say they’ve found a thief who has repeatedly stolen copper cable recently along the Long Island Rail Road...
North Dakota Copper Theft Suspect Faces Felony Charges October 31, 2014 A Minot, N.D., man faces four felony charges after allegedly trying to steal $26,000 worth of copper from a Dickinson...
Texas Man Gets 10 Year Sentence for Copper Theft October 16, 2014 A San Antonio man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for stealing copper in a ring that investigators...
Copper Thieves May Have Caused Quincy City Hall Blaze October 2, 2014 Authorities say a three-alarm fire inside Quincy’s old City Hall may have been started by thieves after copper piping. No...