The Oakland Coliseum DMV office remained closed Tuesday and may not reopen for months after copper wire thieves destroyed ...

Fresno County deputies can now arrest or fine people with more than 10 pounds of copper wire. DA Smittcamp doesn't think she ...

Copper theft has been a decades-long problem for police, with thieves stealing from construction sites and knocking out city ...

The Fresno County Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance Tuesday to make it easier for law enforcement to arrest copper ...

The Oakland Coliseum's Department of Motor Vehicles office closed Monday and could remain closed for months, local outlets ...

Magnet wire is a thin, solid-core conductor that has a clear coating of enamel. This enamel acts as an electrical insulator. The usual way to strip away the enamel and reveal the shiny copper ...

Copper wire thievery is certainly not unique to this region, nor is it a new phenomenon. A decade ago, when street lights ...

Streetlights have been stripped of about 200 miles of copper wire by thieves over the last few years in Clark County.

Clark County is implementing new rules on scrap metal recycling as part of an effort to crack down on the trafficking of stolen copper wire, including the type typically used in street lights.