Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León speaks while holding copper wire at a news conference. (Michael Blackshire / Los ...

AND JAMIE, HOW BIG OF A PROBLEM IS THIS? RICK. VICKY, THE MAYOR SAYS THOSE COPPER WIRE THEFTS ARE HAPPENING ALL OVER THE CITY, INCLUDING RIGHT HERE ACROSS THE STREET FROM LYNN FAMILY STADIUM. YOU CAN ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Los Angeles City Councilmember Traci Park looks at wire as Councilmember Kevin de León speaks on a recent copper theft bust in Los ...

Copper wire thefts have plagued Los Angeles for years, posing safety hazards and costing the city millions of dollars. The incidents have surged this last year, according to city officials, who in the ...

Several people have been arrested and tens of thousands of pounds of copper recovered as part of a crackdown by Los Angeles police and staff on thieves and rogue recyclers that at times have left the ...

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to establish a reward program for individuals who report information regarding copper wire thefts, and to create a task force that will ...

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ACROSS ALL SUBJECTS. COPPER WIRE THEFT IS DOWN IN SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY THANKS TO A DEDICATED TASK FORCE AT THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE, AND THE TEAM HAS NUMBERS TO BACK UP ITS PROGRESS. FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS.

Eighty-two arrests have been made in a recent escalation to combat the "growing epidemic" of copper wire thefts, city officials announced Tuesday. City Councilmembers Kevin de León and Traci Park ...