LAPD Deputy Chief Alan Hamilton said eight East Valley recyclers had been fined and arrests made for copper wire theft.
Several people have been arrested and tens of thousands of pounds of copper recovered as part of a crackdown by Los Angeles police and staff on thieves and rogue recyclers that at times have left the city paralyzed and dark in the last few years, officials announced at a Tuesday news conference.
'We have refocused our efforts on the most egregious individuals and businesses that we've identified through our tracking system as continually having involvement in this illegal activity,' Hamilton said. Hamilton said that one time, the California Department of Transportation incurred a $150,000 loss from a single individual. 'If you just multiple that over the course of a year, that can be very expensive for the taxpayer,' Hamilton said.
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