Theft of Light Post and Copper Wiring From Poles Occurring Across the Nation

Criminals in several states are turning to stealing copper wiring from light poles and even taking historic light posts in one city as police, city officials, and some lawmakers are working to thwart future thefts. In Pasadena, California, nearly a dozen of its century-old bronze light posts were stolen over a several-day period. The Pasadena Police Department reported it had four occurrences involving the stolen city’s historic bronze street lamps, which date back to the 1920s. “Poles are being stolen by either backing a vehicle into them to jar them loose or as in the most recent incident, tying a chain to the pole from behind a vehicle and pulling it off the foundation,” Pasadena Police Department Spokeswoman Lisa Derderian told The Epoch Times. “But in this most recent incident they were unsuccessful because a resident observed what was going on and called the police department.”...