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	daedrdev 1 day ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What California is learning from solar panels buil... It’s only US states that don’t arrest people for stealing that have this issue
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tomjakubowski 1 day ago | [–]

Not true that it's limited to certain states. It's a nationwide problem, according to AT&T.

https://about.att.com/pages/copper-theft-prevention

Here's an unsolved case from this August in Oklahoma. Oklahoma ranks top 10 in the country for copper theft.

https://about.att.com/ecms/dam/pages/copper-theft-prevention...

pchew 1 day ago | | [–]

Extra data point - Oklahoma is top five in the country for incarceration rate, too.

gamblor956 1 day ago | [–]

https://www.kvue.com/article/news/crime/copper-theft-disrupt...

Happens a lot in Texas too.

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