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Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 17, 2024

Copper Wire Thefts Continue to Impact Denver Rail Services

Denver’s Regional Transportation District is encouraging the public to report unusual activity observed near rail crossings and signals due to continued copper wire theft.

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Newsby StaffJuly 30, 2024

Copper Wire Thefts Impacting Denver RTD's Rail Services

RTD has reported five instances of copper wire being stolen along light rail alignments over the last week alone.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 15, 2022

InterMotive Introduces Anti-Catalytic Converter Theft Alarm

CATalert works on any commercial vehicle chassis and will sound the horn if any attempt is made to remove the catalytic converter or disable CATalert.

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Newsby StaffJune 5, 2019

BART police taking new steps to combat cellphone thefts

BART had 402 electronic item thefts reported in the system from January 1st through last month.

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Newsby StaffAugust 10, 2018

Serious crimes on Cleveland RTA drop dramatically

The most dramatic decreases showed robberies down by 80% and thefts down by 51% for the reporting period.

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Transit Dispatchesby Dr. Bob BanerjeeAugust 19, 2015

How to Reduce Copper Theft and Incidents on Rail Lines

The cost of copper was around $2.50 a pound in mid-June. While that might not sound like a lot of money, when you have hundreds of feet of copper wire, you’re talking about thousands of dollars or more. Transit systems, which utilize copper in wiring, are the latest target for thieves looking to make some easy cash.

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Newsby StaffAugust 5, 2014

Chicago Transit: Crime down 34% compared to 2013

Since May 2011, the CTA has taken a number of steps to improve efforts in tackling crime on the bus and rail systems, including expanding police patrols and rail saturation missions on the CTA system and increasing undercover operations targeting pick-pocket theft rings and other crimes.

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Newsby StaffJune 4, 2012

U. of Arizona grad charts bicycle-theft likelihood

The student’s records also show which months have the highest number of thefts.

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Newsby StaffMay 3, 2012

Chicago police find ways to combat smart phone thefts

The officers have learned to use the “Find My iPhone” features, as well as similar applications that track down other brands of cellphones such as Droids and BlackBerrys.

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