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 stolen metal is going.
We finally got some answers.
Copper wire thefts have left streets in the dark and many people without their landlines. Thieves even hit an AT&T vault where a lot of phone connections are made in South L.A.
When copper is stolen, it can end up in places such as an alleged illegal scrapyard operation in a residential neighborhood…