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

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 power box overnight in Philadelphia.

First responders discovered a man, between 40 and 50 years old, who got electrocuted while trying to steal copper from the inside of a PECO electric box. He was taken to Jefferson Torresdale ...

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

A man is in critical condition after he was shocked while trying to steal copper wire from a PECO transformer box, police say.

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. According to police ...

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.