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(credit: Denton County Sheriff’s Office)

Man Nearly Electrocuted Trying To Steal Utility Pole Copper

A suspected copper thief is hospitalized at Parkland Hospital after being electrocuted in Denton County. Officials say 24-year-old James Johnson was committing the crime on Sunday, near Aubery, when he was seriously burned.

CBSDFW.COM–2013/03/11

Copper Thieves Target Elementary Schools

Copper thieves are creating more than a nuisance for the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District.

CBS 11–2013/02/20

Copper Thieves Targeting DISD Campuses

Campuses in the Dallas Independent School District (DISD) have been the repeated victims of copper thieves. In the month of November alone, copper thieves targeted nine schools.

2011/12/09

One Year Anniversary Of BP Oil Spill Approaches

North Texas Churches Target of Thieves

Members of the Chisolm Baptist Church in Rockwall came to church on Sunday in flip-flops and shorts after 10 of the church’s air conditioners were stolen.

2011/08/05

Lights out along Jennings Street in Fort Worth.

Fort Worth Street Still In The Dark As City Plays Catch Up

Fort Worth’s Jennings Street still sits in the dark as the city has put daily repairs on hold to deal with damage done by the recent string of copper theft.

CBSDFW.COM–2011/06/06