A Missouri man is dead after investigators said he was electrocuted while trying to steal copper wire from utility lines last ...

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An apparent attempted theft of copper cable led to an electrical surge, falling power lines and a vehicle fire in St. Paul, according to the fire department. No injuries were reported, but St. Paul ...

Austin Energy said a person accused of stealing copper wire from nearly a dozen city streetlights was arrested after a ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man has been arrested after he was accused of stealing copper wire from a power line in Frayser. Troy Stepp, 58, has been charged with theft of property. According to Memphis Police ...

An electrical surge in St. Paul started as an attempted theft of copper wire and ended with a burned-out vehicle and power outages, officials say.

The sheriff’s office said the man was electrocuted after a utility pole snapped while he was attempting to cut copper wire.