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Copper Theft on the Rise
Rising copper prices have led to an increase in thefts from infrastructure, including phone poles and EV chargers. These crimes are costing communities across multiple regions.
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NPR
The value of copper is rising, and thieves can make money by stripping it from phone poles, streetlights and EV chargers. But those thefts cost the rest of us.
2026-06-03 09:00 UTC