NEW TECHNOLOGY IS HELPING CRACK DOWN ON COPPER THIEVES AND COULD SAVE THE CITY MILLIONS. WLKY’S MEGAN MATTHEWS EXPLAINS HOW THIS NEW COPPER THEFT DETECTION SYSTEM WORKS. COPPER WIRE THEFT HAS BECOME A ...

LAST 3 TO 4 WEEKS. THEY’RE LOOKING FOR EASY ACCESS, RIGHT, BECAUSE THIS IS PRETTY EASY. YOU TAKE THIS COVER OFF OR BUST THE COVER OFF, YOU CUT THE WIRE. HERE YOU GO TO A POLE. YOU CUT THE WIRE, YOU ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- City leaders are taking steps in their effort to crack down on copper wire theft. Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg signed a new ordinance Tuesday that makes possessing stolen ...

Often strung from utility poles or buried beneath our feet, copper wire has played a critical role in powering America’s electrical grid for more than a century. But brazen thefts are threatening the ...