LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Two Los Angeles City Council members are calling for the creation of a police task force to crackdown on copper wire thefts that have impacted neighborhoods throughout the city.

For months, 7 On Your Side Investigates has looked into the copper wire thefts plaguing neighborhoods in Southern California. Throughout that time, we've been trying to get to the bottom of where the ...

Selling used copper for scrap can be a profitable side hustle. Copper can be recycled over and over, without wearing out, so it's never too worn out to sell, according to Blue Dog Wire Strippers. You ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León speaks while holding copper wire at a news conference. (Michael Blackshire / Los ...

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 ...

From silent alarms, welding, retail screws to even duct tape, Twin Cities officials have tried more than a dozen solutions to prevent copper wire thefts this year. Some fixes have shut down criminal ...

Copper wire thieves shut off the lights on an iconic stretch of Wilshire Boulevard in the heart of the Miracle Mile — a major museum and business corridor in central Los Angeles, according to a report ...