A man was nearly electrocuted while police said he tried to steal copper wiring and knocked out power to 1,500 homes and ...

A man was critically burned when police say he cut a high-voltage line while he was trying to steal copper wire from a PECO ...

A man trying to steal copper wire from a transformer in Northeast Philadelphia severely burned himself and caused a temporary ...

A man has suffered burns all over his body after police said he was shocked by a transformer box while trying to steal copper wire in Philadelphia's Bustleton neighborhood.

Authorities arrested two men accused of stealing copper wiring in Cass County, highlighting the ongoing issue of copper theft ...

The man then cut a high-voltage cable, which electrocuted him and sparked a ... in the past where someone may have been trying to steal copper or some sort of copper wiring,” Small said.

A suspected cable thief was found dead ... an unidentified man who had been electrocuted and had passed away. It is further alleged that he attempted to steal copper cables. Officers also ...