MINNEAPOLIS — A month before a new state law takes effect, scrap metal workers are suing the Minnesota Department of Commerce. The Copper Wire Theft Law aims to make it more difficult for thieves to ...

Statewide requirements to help prevent copper wire theft will become law on Jan. 1 despite a lawsuit by the scrap metal workers claiming the legislation will effectively shut down their industry. The ...

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 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — James Cory, procurement director at Calbag Metals, knows exactly what to look for when people drop off metal scraps for cash. "So, it's a real thing for us; we do see suspicions daily ...

Gov. Tim Walz went to St. Paul’s Como Lake on Wednesday to get a close-up view of the damage that copper wire thieves have caused to 100 light poles, darkening the path around the popular destination.

Copper wire thefts have increased, but with thieves looking outside of street lights, drivers expecting to use EV chargers are sometimes caught off-guard.

COIMBATORE: Bringing cheer to farmers who have been for long been troubled by series of copper wire theft, the Coimbatore rural police for the first time managed to recover stolen wire from scrap ...

WESTFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The Westfield police are looking for the public’s help in identifying suspects in connection with stealing copper wire and scrap metal. Springfield man allegedly shoots at ...