Damage from copper theft costly; crackdown proposed
Power outage Thieves will go so far as to cut down power poles to steal the copper wire inside the transformer, seen here with the top pried off. A surge... […]
Panel aims to thwart copper thefts
The Arizona Copper Theft Committee was forged out of pure necessity. In Coolidge, farmers, business owners and private citizens noticed they were being victimized by copper thieves. Even the Little... […]
Strains on a 50-year partnership: Town of Maricopa, Ak-Chin tribe, struggle with
Last January, Ak-Chin Indian Community Chairman Delia Carlyle had to heat water in a crock pot in her microwave before a breakfast meeting with Governor Napolitano. During the Valley’s coldest... […]
Company president, HR manager arrested in immigration raid
Federal authorities recently raided a construction company in southern Arizona accused of hiring illegal immigrants, filing criminal charges against the firm’s president and seven other employees and detaining eight illegal... […]
Arizona Copper Theft Committee
The businesses managed and owned by the committee’s board of directors experienced combined collateral damages of more than $1 million due to copper theft in the last 12 months. Board... […]