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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Two Los Angeles City Council members are calling for the creation of a police task force to crackdown on copper wire thefts that have impacted neighborhoods throughout the city.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.