The Jackson County prosecutor’s office and telecommunications companies are working together to ramp up awareness about and convictions of copper theft, a rising crime in the Kansas City metro that can cause communication and internet issues.
Missouri is second in the country in copper theft incidents in 2025, according to telecommunications company AT&T, with Kansas City market ranked 11th among cities.
During the first six months of the year, Kansas City had 136 separate copper theft incidents, according to AT&T…