A long stretch of Tacoma highway has gone dark as thieves once again hunt pricey metal
Repairs are time-consuming and expensive, and preventative measures don’t always work to slow theft, officials say.
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Significant Drop in Copper Prices Triggers Strong Wait-and-See Sentiment, Wire and Cable Enterprises' Operating Rate Slightly Increases
This week (11.8-11.14), the operating rate of SMM copper wire and cable enterprises was 89.37%, up 2.07 percentage points WoW, and 3.28 percentage points higher than the expected operating rate.
Copper thieves making up to $1,000 an hour in spate of Alice Springs Telstra thefts
NT Police say thieves have been targeting telecommunication pits in Alice Springs in recent months, using "large vehicles" to ...
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Copper wire thieves causing phone, internet outages in Los Angeles County neighborhood of Hacienda Heights
Copper wire thieves have left people who live in Hacienda Heights without landline phone service and internet access for ...