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Metal thieves move 1-ton blocks, do $5K damage to city lights
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Oct 10, 2012 at 11:47 AM
To deter thieves who steal wire from city lights for the value of the scrap metal, the City of Eugene started covering junction boxes with 1-ton blocks of concrete. Now the thieves have figured out how to move the blocks, doing $5,000 worth of...

Wire thieves cut phone lines, knock out 911
Dec 19, 2011 at 10:27 AM
An attempted wire theft knocked out 911 service to residents in Coos Bay, Camas Valley and Tenmile on Sunday night.

Catalytic converter theft: 'We've had a 200% spike'
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Sep 2, 2011 at 4:50 PM
Police have seen an increase in catalytic converter and wire theft in the last few weeks.

Catalytic converter theft: 'We've had a 200% spike'
Sep 2, 2011 at 4:50 PM
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. - Police have seen an increase in catalytic converter and wire theft in the last few weeks. "In the last few weeks, we've had probably about a 200 percent spike because we had seen none for a long time and all of a sudden it's...
Springfield

Thieves risk electrocution by stealing live power lines
Aug 29, 2011 at 1:47 PM
EUGENE, Ore. - Pacific Power said wire thieves going for extremely dangerous but lucrative scores by pulling down live transmission wires are to blame for the overnight power outage in Lane and Linn counties. The power outages Sunday affected...
Junction City, Veneta, Albany

Thieves risk electrocution by stealing live power lines
Aug 29, 2011 at 11:53 AM
Pacific Power said wire thieves going for extremely dangerous but lucrative scores by pulling down live transmission wires are to blame for the overnight power outage in Lane and Linn counties.

Scrap metal buyer: 'We can compile quite a bit of evidence'
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Jul 27, 2011 at 3:37 PM
Investigators said thieves stole about 600 feet of copper wire, now worth about $1,400 on the open market. The crime follows the price of metals.

Thieves rip mile of copper wire out of city lights
Sep 8, 2009 at 5:29 PM
Wire thieves pulled more than a mile of copper wire from the lighting system of Eugene's Fern Ridge bicycle and pedestrian paths between Terry Sreet and Roosevelt Boulevard. The City of Eugene estimates the loss at $37,000.

Thieves steal phone lines, cut service to 280
Dec 22, 2008 at 4:35 PM
Telephone customers along High Pass Road were without service Monday, and the phone company suspects wire thieves are to blame. Officials estimated service would be restored by 4 a.m. Tuesday.

Power company offers $25,000 reward in wire thefts
Oct 17, 2008 at 2:18 PM
Early this week, thieves broke into a Bonneville Power Administration substation in Eugene, Ore., and stole copper wire.  BPA is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of those responsible.

Thieves strip wiring out of bike path lights
Sep 30, 2008 at 5:53 PM
Thieves stole 700 feet of copper wire from lights along the bike path between Marist High School and Valley River Center, doing an estimated $10,000 in damage. Electrical wire, phone lines, car parts -- metal theft is a problem in Eugene.

Overhead wire theft cuts Eugene phone service
Sep 11, 2008 at 5:52 PM
800 phone lines in Downtown Eugene out of service after wire theft. Phone service went down around noon. Police say use a cell phone if you need to call 911.

Victim of metal theft tracks down suspects himself
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Sep 8, 2008 at 3:47 PM
Rod Blomberg arrived at work Monday morning and found his livelihood torn to pieces. So he found the guys who did it. He hasn't found hope that catching the crooks will bring a halt to his headaches, however.

Wire thief starts house fire
Aug 4, 2008 at 5:29 PM
Wire thefts can leave behind hundreds, sometimes thousands of dollars in replacement and repair costs.  But metal thieves are causing other problems, too -- like house fires.

Utilities fight metal thefts with painted wires
Jan 15, 2008 at 5:49 PM
South Willamette Valley utilities, the BPA and police create a color coding system to deter wire thefts