A Putnam County man was arrested Monday after he allegedly burned copper from railroad tracks, court records said.Zachary ...

WBNS reports that Columbus police were called to the 800 block of Stambaugh Avenue just after 2:45 p.m. for a report of a ...

Two men were arrested in Buffalo, Missouri after investigating the theft of thousands of dollars of copper wiring and a ...

Standing next to the recovered wire — as well as the saws ... The cables are stolen and burned or melted to expose copper wires, which are then sold to metal recyclers, according to the motion ...

Metal brought in on foot or in a cart cannot be purchased. It prohibits businesses from buying copper wire that has been burned — a process used to remove wire insulation — unless there is ...