Statewide requirements to help prevent copper wire theft will become law on Jan. 1 despite a lawsuit by the scrap metal workers claiming the legislation will effectively shut down their industry. The ...

A lawsuit has been filed against the state, saying that a new law intended to prevent costly copper wire thefts will unintentionally shut down the state’s scrap metal industry if it goes into effect ...

Scrap copper could enable you to make some extra money. Scrap metals, such as copper and aluminum, are collected nationwide through community recycling centers. You can receive compensation for your ...

Just after midnight in September, a pickup truck struck and killed a 55-year-old woman crossing an intersection in a motorized wheelchair on a dark stretch of Kansas City, Missouri, highway. The ...

MINNEAPOLIS — A month before a new state law takes effect, scrap metal workers are suing the Minnesota Department of Commerce. The Copper Wire Theft Law aims to make it more difficult for thieves to ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville Metro Council has voted to implement harsher punishments for copper wire thieves and stricter regulations for scrap metal businesses. Metro council passed an ordinance ...

Cinelli Iron and Metal Co. started in the mid-1970s as Joseph Cinelli, Sr., now president of the company, started hauling scrap metal from Jersey City machine shops and factories to recyclers. In 1996 ...

WESTFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The Westfield police are looking for the public’s help in identifying suspects in connection with stealing copper wire and scrap metal. Springfield man allegedly shoots at ...

As surging copper wire thefts are leaving many Los Angeles communities in the dark, a new statewide metal theft law set to kick in next year is aimed at recyclers who buy the stolen metal. The Sixth ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A three-month undercover investigation by the Metro Police Fraud Unit resulted in the raid of a Nashville scrap metal dealer accused of buying stolen copper and catalytic ...