A major electricity provider in northeast Ohio is installing special security fencing and thermal-imaging cameras at some substations to keep out would-be metal thieves. Akron-based FirstEnergy is spending $15 million this year on such efforts to strength security at substations …
There is evidence that the national problem of metal theft might be declining, according to a new report by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). The report reviews metal theft insurance claims from January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2013. …
Authorities in southwestern Illinois’ St. Clair County say thieves who are targeting homes that are being built have stolen materials worth more than $500,000 in recent months. Sheriff Rick Watson tells the Belleville News-Democrat that the culprits have made off …
Five years after Michigan targeted copper thefts plaguing cities like Detroit and disrupting railroads and utilities, plans to better restrict sales of stolen scrap metal are caught in a legislative fight despite agreement among political leaders and law enforcement that …
Police say a Delaware man has been linked to 14 different burglaries at home construction sites in Kent County where copper wiring and pipes were stolen. Delaware State Police said Sunday that 35-year-old Jimmy Snow of Clayton was charged Friday …
Anne Arundel County police say a copper theft from a Hanover, Md., business was thwarted when the suspects’ pickup truck got stuck on a muddy road. Officers were called to Park Circle Drive late Wednesday for a report of a …
Police say thieves cost a south Wichita pavement recycling center more than $100,000. The theft at the Cornejo plant occurred sometime Monday night or early Tuesday. The plant crushes old highway pavement into small rock for new pavement. Plant supervisor …
A southeast Missouri business owner says someone stole $20,000 worth of copper wire from outside his home, part of an ongoing nationwide problem with copper thefts. J.W. Strack lives next to a stone quarry he owns on Missouri 74 in …
Moundsville, W.Va., police are looking for copper thieves who caused a power outage affecting about 3,000 American Electric Power customers. AEP is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction. Media outlets report …
A man who briefly escaped the Livingston Parish Detention Center in June 2009 is back in jail after he was accused of stealing copper from air conditioning units at a Denham Springs, La., storage facility. The Advocate reports Livingston Parish …