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Copper thieves mangle cable broadcast signals

Copper thieves destroyed a fiber optic cable which provides the broadcast feed for Surewest and Comcast sometime overnight, according to a report on the News10 webpage. The estimated time to repair the damage is unknown at this time. News10 reported … Continue reading

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Copper thief suffers instant justice, electrocuted in the act

A copper thief who thought an Arden Way business would make for an easy score got a free ride to the hospital Monday night after he was electrocuted while attempting to cut a live wire. The Sacramento Police Department is … Continue reading

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Metal thieves hit Sacramento church on Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve may be a day off for most folks, but for thieves out on the hunt for heavy metals to hawk at crooked recyclers, it’s just another day of the week. Take for example this report from the Sacramento … Continue reading

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Copper thieves steal religious artifact from Sacramento Buddhist temple

A team of copper thieves have made off with an irreplaceable piece of Vietnamese history which was housed a Buddhist temple in the Arden-Arcade neighborhood. During three separate break-ins last week, several unscrupulous individuals entered the property via a broken section … Continue reading

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Copper thieves cause $1,000,000+ in damages throughout Sacramento region in 2011

Thieves searching for copper and other metals to turn into quick cash at unscrupulous recyclers have caused over $1,000,000 in damages over the past year within the combined city and county of Sacramento, according to findings released in today’s Sacramento … Continue reading

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Repeat copper thieves foiled by baby monitor

A pair of copper thieves who had hit a Carmichael church twice in one week were arrested after a few members of the congregation banded together to catch the vandals in the act. Using their ingenuity and the limited resources they … Continue reading

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NEWS FLASH! Police warn that copper theft is on the rise!

From Sacpd.org: The Sacramento Police Department is warning the community of an increase in a current robbery and burglary trend. With the rising price of gold and other metals nearing all time highs, thieves are looking for these precious commodities. … Continue reading

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Thieves lead police on high-speed chase after stealing copper wire from light poles

Three men who ripped the copper wire out of at least 16 light poles in the South Sacramento community of Vineyard led police on a high speed chase Saturday morning, before crashing their pickup truck and fleeing on foot. Sheriff’s Deputies … Continue reading

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Copper thief caught in the act stripping wire he had just stolen

Another day, another copper theft story. On Friday morning the Sacramento Police Department responded to a call near the Sacramento Softball Complex on Longview Drive. A person in the park reported seeing a man stripping wire near the baseball scoreboard. … Continue reading

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Tweaker arrested for the second time in a month for stealing copper

29-year-old Steven Dickson just can’t help himself. Last month, he broke into a business in North Highlands to steal copper wire, only to be caught shortly before he was going to turn it in at a recycler for quick cash. … Continue reading

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Copper thieves see empty schools as tempting targets

During the past week, two local schools that are currently empty of students caught the attention of thieves who were out looking for copper to sell for scrap. Over the weekend a team of four people worked together to hit Harmon Johnson … Continue reading

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North Highlands copper thieves caught red-handed

Two men who were just seconds away from trading in their stolen copper for quick cash were arrested after they admitted to sheriff’s deputies that the material was stolen. An eyewitness called the police when they saw two men putting … Continue reading

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