BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Though improvements are being made, City officials say Bakersfield continues to spend thousands on infrastructure repairs and maintenance due to ongoing copper wire theft.

Farm theft is a major issue. With some estimates noting from January 2025 to September 2025, growers in California’s Tulare County suffered more than $1 million in losses and damages from ag theft, of ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A months old Louisville task force, focused on investigating copper wire thefts, is already producing results, according to Mayor Craig Greenberg. During his weekly update Wednesday, ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Copper wire theft is up from previous years because of the current price per pound, according to the Tucson Police Department. KGUN 9 has previously reported on neighborhoods ...

From silent alarms, welding, retail screws to even duct tape, Twin Cities officials have tried more than a dozen solutions to prevent copper wire thefts this year. Some fixes have shut down criminal ...