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Criminals targeted Louisville street lights, telecommunications lines and even the new VA hospital construction site, stripping valuable wiring to sell for scrap.
Criminals targeted Louisville street lights, telecommunications lines and even the new VA hospital construction site, stripping valuable wiring to sell for scrap.
The new ordinance makes possessing stolen infrastructure wiring—such as copper wiring—a Class A misdemeanor.
Copper wire thefts are knocking out streetlights, damaging churches and threatening critical city services — and now, city leaders say they’re fighting back with new tools, tougher laws and a public awareness campaign.