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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.