Caught in the act. A suspect cutting copper cable from the South San Francisco Caltrain tracks was recorded on camera, ...

A camera caught this image of a person stealing wire from a Kinetic line in Perry County in October. Such thefts have gone up in Kentucky by thieves seeking copper to sell. Photo courtesy of Kinetic.

AT&T is offering a reward of up to $20,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of people who are stealing and selling copper cable in Shasta County. The reward offer comes as thieves ...

WELL, A SURGE IN COPPER WIRE THEFTS IS TURNING NEIGHBORHOODS INTO CRIME SCENES. GOOD EVENING. I’M BRYA BERRY AND I’M LARA MORITZ. AT&T IS OFFERING A $20,000 REWARD FOR HELP IN FINDING THESE SUSPECTS.

Cottage Grove is among the cities facing a rash of theft of copper wire from streetlights. In response, police have put up covert video cameras in spots thieves might target. The effort paid off last ...