The LAPD's Heavy Metal Task Force recovered over 2,000 pounds of stolen copper wire, made 82 arrests and 60 of those were felony crimes. Nine firearms were also seized.
A Los Angeles Police Department task force targeting copper wire theft shared its success since its inception at the beginning of the year, with over 2,000 pounds of stolen copper wire recovered and 82 arrests made, it was announced Tuesday. Councilmember Kevin de León spearheaded the Heavy Metal Task Force initiative and said at Tuesday's afternoon news conference that he did so '...
While the success of the task force was praised, de León said more needs to be done in the way of prevention. De León referred to Los Angeles' 6th Street bridge, which opened in July 2022 at a cost of nearly $600 million, but now is completely dark at night, as about 7 miles from end-to-end of copper wire as been stolen from the bridge. Over the past year, thieves gradually stripped the lights, poles and copper wiring that illuminate the bridge's arches.
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