MINNEAPOLIS — A month before a new state law takes effect, scrap metal workers are suing the Minnesota Department of Commerce. The Copper Wire Theft Law aims to make it more difficult for thieves to ...

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Heaps of stolen copper wire—more than 2,000 pounds—glimmered behind Los Angeles City Council Members Kevin de León and Traci Park on Tuesday, July 30, as officials praised the city’s Heavy Metal Task ...

Statewide requirements to help prevent copper wire theft will become law on Jan. 1 despite a lawsuit by the scrap metal workers claiming the legislation will effectively shut down their industry. The ...

A trade group representing scrap metal workers has sued the Minnesota Department of Commerce, alleging that a new law designed to curb copper theft will violate the state’s constitution and shutter ...

Continuing its efforts to crack down on metal thefts, Los Angeles city and law enforcement officials on Tuesday, Aug. 27, announced the recent arrest of copper wire thieves and the recovery of 1,668 ...

The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday gave its final approval to a proposed ordinance that would create a Metal and Wire Theft Reward program, which city officials hope will curb crimes against ...

AND JAMIE, HOW BIG OF A PROBLEM IS THIS? RICK. VICKY, THE MAYOR SAYS THOSE COPPER WIRE THEFTS ARE HAPPENING ALL OVER THE CITY, INCLUDING RIGHT HERE ACROSS THE STREET FROM LYNN FAMILY STADIUM. YOU CAN ...