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 power box overnight in Philadelphia.

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

Power was knocked out for about 1,000 homes and businesses in a Northeast Philadelphia neighborhood Thursday after police said a man tried to steal copper ... which electrocuted him and sparked ...

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.