Some residents say that they've been without service to their landlines, which they use in case of emergency, for as long as seven months because of the copper theft that continues to plague the area.
While it's now considered a common crime across Los Angeles County, one region of people is saying that rampant copper theft is affecting them in more ways than one, leaving them without a way to contact emergency services.
Frontier Communications provides service to the area, and says that theives are stealing the copper wires from phone lines at such a rapid rate they're almost out of the product and are looking to order more from out of state. 'We get it put up, we turn our backs, next day it's gone again,' said Douglas McAllister, a spokesperson for the company during a community meeting on Monday.
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