A man was nearly electrocuted while police said he tried to steal copper wiring and knocked out power to 1,500 homes and ...

A man is in critical condition after he was shocked while trying to steal copper wire from a PECO transformer box, police say.

A copper wire theft has left another area of San Jose in the dark. On Interstate 680 near the McKee exit in San Jose Monday ...

Initially aiming to steal copper wire, he inadvertently triggered a high-voltage cable, resulting in a severe electric shock that ignited a small fire. This raises critical questions about the dangers ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Chugach Electric leaders say they’re experiencing an uptick in copper wire thefts. According to Chugach Communication’s Director Julie Hasquet, thieves broke into three of ...

The theft of copper grounding wire “creates serious risks, endangering both the perpetrator and the public,” Utilities ...

A man was critically burned when police say he cut a high-voltage line while he was trying to steal copper wire from a PECO power box overnight in Philadelphia.

Mark Plagemann was convicted Wednesday in connection with a series of thefts of copper wire, using the money for drugs.

Power problems in Chester County over a period of nearly three years can be linked to a ring of copper wire thieves led by a 46-year-old Phoenixville man.

For over half a century, Copper-Clad Aluminum (CCA) building wire has been installed in family homes across the United States ...