ATTORNEY GENERAL BONTA: 3,000 FEET OF STOLEN TELECOMMUNICATIONS WIRE RECOVERED IN LOS ANGELES COPPER WIRE THEFT STING

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 16 -- The California Attorney General issued the following press release:

LOS ANGELES-As part of a statewide effort to address the surge in copper wire theft and infrastructure vandalism, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, together with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and Los Angeles Police Department, today announced the results of a copper wire theft operation in downtown Los Angeles. During the operation, two were arrested and approximately four tons of copper wire were seized, equivalent to approximately 3,000 feet of stolen telecommunications wire. The estimated value of the seized material is approximately $102,000.California has seen an increase in copper wire theft throughout the state, whic...