metalman
12-05-07, 12:42 PM
700 streetlights in L.A. out due to copper thefts (http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-streetlight5dec05,1,3370145.story?ctrack=1&cset=true)
Thieves posing as maintenance workers have taken 370,000 feet of wire. The city has spent $1 million on repairs.
By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
9:37 AM PST, December 5, 2007
Thieves have disabled about 700 streetlights in Los Angeles, making off with 370,000 feet of valuable copper wiring over the last four months.
Thieves posing as maintenance workers have taken 370,000 feet of wire. The city has spent $1 million on repairs.
By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
9:37 AM PST, December 5, 2007
Thieves have disabled about 700 streetlights in Los Angeles, making off with 370,000 feet of valuable copper wiring over the last four months.