Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Police arrested a Daniel Island man on Tuesday, after the man was allegedly involved in a theft of ...

Copper being a very good conductor of electricity is used extensively in electric wires and cables. To make these wires and cables more economical, the prime objective it to optimize the amount of ...

A former Holt Manufacturing manager is free on bond after his arrest on charges he used fraudulent company invoices to steal more than $1 million worth of heavy-duty copper wire.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Copper wire thieves have stripped electrical panels from interstate lights across Jefferson County, leaving major roadways dangerously dark. While the Kentucky Transportation ...

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) – Authorities say three men were arrested for allegedly stealing 2,000 feet (610 meters) of copper electrical wiring from an old Santa Rosa hospital site. The three men, all at ...

Power was knocked out for about 1,000 homes and businesses in a Northeast Philadelphia neighborhood Thursday after police said a man tried to steal copper wire from a transformer box owned by PECO, ...

Criminals have targeted Louisville street lights, telecommunications lines and even the new VA hospital construction site, stripping valuable wiring to sell for scrap.

The stolen wire was supposed to be used for the VA hospital's electrical system.