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Some streetlights fixed, other neighbors still in the dark
For months earlier this year, city streetlights were a constant target of copper wire theft leaving many streets in the neighborhood dark. Now in Windsor Square, “All the lights are working,” resident Paul Newman happily told the Chronicle. After months of his neighbors’ streets being dark because of 39 non-working streetlights, “the city stepped up […]
Streetlight wire theft hits neighborhoods
Lights out after crooks steal copper wire Streetlights in the neighborhood are going dark. Sometimes, lights are old and just malfunction, or the new LED bulbs don’t last as long as they should. But these days, the primary reason they don’t work is because thieves are stealing the copper wire from inside them. “They sell […]