AB503 passed the senate unanimously which would crack down on copper wire thefts. If signed by the Governor the bill would make it a crime to possess municipal grade or seven strand copper wire.

A contractor who reported $5,000 worth of copper wire had been stolen from a job site found the same type and same amount of copper wire at a recycling center, which eventually led to one of his ...

Experts say the copper sells for about $4.60 a pound. "The telecom wire, it's the cost of replacement, the actual labor that goes into replacement, far exceeds the cost of the actual wire," Mathes ...

RIDGEWAY — An overseas copper wire manufacturer is expanding into South Carolina with a $34 million investment. Mega Metals has selected Fairfield County for its first Palmetto State plant at ...

NOTING FOR PEOPLE TO LOOK OUT FOR A CITY LOGO ON PUBLIC WORKS VEHICLE AND SAFE Video above of past coverage of copper wire thefts. Copper wire thefts have been continuing to be an issue for the ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A copper wire manufacturer headquartered in Turkey recently announced that they had selected Fairfield County to be the location for their first facility in South Carolina.

HERE YOU GO TO A POLE. YOU CUT THE WIRE, YOU PULL IT OUT. THIS IS WHAT THE COPPER WIRING CROOKS LEFT BEHIND IN CARROLL COUNTY RECENTLY WHEN THEY TARGETED THE FIELD LIGHT STRUCTURES AT TWO FIELDS ...

Deputies can now cite or arrest those with over 10 pounds of copper wire they suspect is stolen. RELATED: Fresno County moves toward strengthening fight against copper thieves "That's going to ...

Three men -- two from Bossier Parish and one from Caddo Parish -- have been arrested for allegedly stealing and selling thousands of dollars worth of copper wire from AT&T job sites, CPSO said in ...

The Oakland Coliseum DMV office remained closed Tuesday and may not reopen for weeks after copper wire thieves destroyed crucial infrastructure, a spokesperson for the agency said. The office ...

Over the course of two days this week, Fresno County and the City of Fresno each passed ordinances designed to target copper wire thieves by making it illegal for unauthorized individuals to ...