Copper theft is rife in South Africa, with this theft being made worse by the rise of cheap imports being used as replacements.

Five Zimbabwe nationals have been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the theft of solar batteries and copper cables in the Northern Cape, South Africa. The five have been named as Mbonisi Ndlovu, 27, ...

The driver allegedly told police the consignment had been transported from the Democratic Republic of Congo and was destined ...

Copper thieves have struck again in the South Bay region of Los Angeles, leaving behind extensive damage to power poles and businesses. The latest incident happened Friday night outside a business in ...

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South Los Angeles resident Shonte Dudley could not get a hold of her mother, Mable Bush, using the 92-year-old’s usual phone for several months. Bush, who lives in South L.A. near the Inglewood border ...

A stretch of Military Trail between Hillsboro Boulevard and Copans Road is in the dark after thieves stripped copper wire from streetlights in what officials are calling a regional crime spree.