Sentence examples for theft of copper from inspiring English sources

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Several states have enacted laws in the past few years to combat the theft of copper and catalytic converters.

The F.B.I. has said it considers theft of copper wire to be a threat to the nation's baseline ability to function.

The police in Flint, Mich., are investigating the theft of copper, said to be worth more than $1 million, from a vacant factory there.

The shortage has been exacerbated by the systematic theft of copper from power lines - indeed, so much copper has been smuggled out of Iraq that it has affected world prices.

But the theft of copper and other metals — plumbing from construction sites, plaques from public parks and even manholes from streets — became a nationwide epidemic when the value of metals shot up.

Pervasive thefts of copper wire from under the streets of Fresno, Calif., have prompted the city to seal thousands of its manhole covers with concrete.

In Contra Costa County, detectives accustomed to handling thefts of copper began to notice solar panels going missing in the last six months, according to Jimmy Lee, a spokesman for the county sheriff's office.

The arrests followed reports of the disappearance of dozens of the grates and covers across the city and came on top of a continuing spree of thefts of copper wire from utility cables.

While thefts of copper, platinum and other metals have long been a problem in many places, the focus on air-conditioning units during the record-breaking heat that has gripped much of the country this summer has turned what can seem a minor crime in mild temperatures into a major disruption.

Ryburn said officials were bolstering security measures at power stations across the city to avoid similar thefts of copper wire, which thieves sell for scrap.