The unstable economy is causing people to take some drastic actions. And some incredibly dangerous ones as well. None more so than snipping the copper grounding wires off utility poles. The grounding ...
Copper thieves have been targeting power poles throughout the rural areas of Lawrence County by cutting the ground wires to get to the copper wires inside. They've been ripping off between 5 feet and ...
According to an Electrical Safety Foundation International baseline survey about copper theft in the United States, utilities annually see more than $60 million in losses and 450,000 minutes of outage ...
NEW CITY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork)-- Scrap metal thieves have jeopardized the safety of Orange & Rockland utility workers, authorities say. On South Mountain Road in New City and in parts of Ramapo, someone ...
COLUMBIA — Pieces of essential grounding wire were reported stolen Tuesday from at least 230 city utility poles in central and northern Columbia, according to a report from the Columbia Police ...
Lincoln Electric System discovered Tuesday that copper ground wires had been cut from power poles in the 13th and D streets area. Officer Kacky Finnell said an 18-inch piece of copper wire had been ...
ALBANY, GA (WALB) - Albany Utility Board linemen are dealing with copper thefts as they fight to keep the power flowing as frequent summer thunderstorms continue. David Thornton says in 34 years, he ...
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