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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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