Copper wire thieves plunge LA neighborhood into total darkness as epidemic hits millions in damages

Source: New York Post

Copper wire thieves stripping streetlights of the expensive strands have plunged residents of a Los Angeles neighborhood into darkness — as the toll to taxpayers reaches into the millions, a city official revealed to The Post. Bandits most recently targeted Mar Vista, leaving several blocks of the leafy enclave without lighting and forcing locals to carry flashlights. “You’re walking down the sidewalk, you don’t see something, and all of a sudden a shadow looks different.