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Thieves Take $1M in Copper Wire From a Louisiana Company

The DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Office is searching for three suspects in the theft of about $1 million worth of copper wire from a Frierson, La., company. The Town Talk reports the thefts happened in six separate incidents at Trinidad Drilling …

Copper Wire Stolen From New Mexico Church

Congregants at a Rio Rancho,N.M., church had to make do with natural light after thieves stole copper wire that provided power to the building. Television station KRQE reports that the Rev. Ken DeSoto discovered the theft at Shepherd of the …

Electrical Transformers Pulled from River in Iowa

Authorities say a hazardous materials crews pulled five discarded electrical transformers out of the Boone River near Webster City over the weekend. Officials say they assume the transformers were stolen because they were stripped of copper wire and then dumped …

Copper Wire Thefts Have Left Parts of Florida’s I-95 Dark

Parts of Interstate 95 in Palm Beach County have been left in the dark after thieves stole underground copper wiring needed for overhead lighting. Authorities say 18 sites have been hit by thieves who took 175,000 feet of wiring during …

Copper Wire Worth $143G Stolen From Tow Lot

Authorities in central New Jersey are investigating the theft of a trailer containing $143,000 worth of copper wire from a towing company’s parking lot. Perth Amboy Police Lt. David O’Donnell tells the Home News Tribune newspaper that a tractor-trailer carrying …