{"id":183654,"date":"2025-08-29T02:24:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T02:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/183654\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T02:24:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T02:24:12","slug":"5-arrested-in-copper-wire-theft-scheme-targeting-philadelphia-street-lights-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/183654\/","title":{"rendered":"5 arrested in copper wire theft scheme targeting Philadelphia street lights: police"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\"><strong>PHILADELPHIA<\/strong> &#8211; Philadelphia police have announced the arrest of five individuals involved in a scheme to steal copper wiring from city street lights, leaving neighborhoods like Fishtown and Port Richmond in the dark.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">The five suspects were caught in the act, equipped with backpacks and a large trashcan filled with copper wire.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">Police recovered 13 bundles of copper wire from the group, valued at approximately $10,000.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">This haul represents just a fraction of the copper wiring stolen from street lights across the city, contributing to significant losses and safety concerns.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">What they&#8217;re saying:<\/p>\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">&#8220;We&#8217;ve had other reports from around the city of copper wire thefts,&#8221; said Captain Daniel Ginion of Philadelphia Police East Detectives. &#8220;The fact they were able to remove the copper from 19 lampposts does raise some concerns.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">The thefts have not only affected city lights but also local businesses, such as Il Ghiottone, an Italian restaurant that had its awning and patio lights stolen.<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/6C0A70F0FA9395CE7DB1FCD22BADD04E.jpg\" alt=\"Copper wire thieves leave Philly area neighborhoods in the dark\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-fa1f2118=\"\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">Philadelphia City Councilman Mark Squilla emphasized the need for stricter oversight of scrapyards purchasing stolen copper.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">&#8220;We have to do a better job of going after scrap yards to make sure they&#8217;re following the proper laws and procedures,&#8221; he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">The city aims to address the quality of life and safety issues caused by the thefts, ensuring neighborhoods are no longer left in the dark.<\/p>\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">As the investigation continues, authorities are focused on preventing future thefts and restoring lighting to affected areas.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox29.com\/tag\/crime-publicsafety\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-7f0a623e=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crime &amp; Public Safety<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox29.com\/tag\/news\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-7f0a623e=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox29.com\/tag\/us\/pa\/philadelphia\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-7f0a623e=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Philadelphia<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PHILADELPHIA &#8211; Philadelphia police have announced the arrest of five individuals involved in a scheme to steal copper&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":183655,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5132],"tags":[5229,6082,50,1448,2830,1311,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-183654","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-philadelphia","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-crime-publicsafety","10":"tag-news","11":"tag-pa","12":"tag-pennsylvania","13":"tag-philadelphia","14":"tag-united-states","15":"tag-united-states-of-america","16":"tag-unitedstates","17":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","18":"tag-us","19":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115109682661693478","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183654","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=183654"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183654\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/183655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=183654"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=183654"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=183654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}