St. Paul firefighters: Copper wire theft may have caused electrical surge
The explosion tripped two nearby electrical boxes, detaching wires from a power pole that fell onto a minivan, which then caught fire.
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The explosion tripped two nearby electrical boxes, detaching wires from a power pole that fell onto a minivan, which then caught fire.
Eh Tha Blay, 26, pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and abetting third-degree property damage in December.
Court records say Eh Tha Blay, 26, pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and abetting third-degree property damage.
The memorial statue for 10-year-old Barway Collins, which has stood in Becker Park in Crystal, Minnesota, for only about a year, is being repaired after it was "pushed over" earlier this summer, according to police.
Police in St. Paul say someone stole a brass statue of Olympic champion Suni Lee.
Investigators in St. Paul are trying to find out who stole a statue of Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee.
The city says they repaired the lighting in 2023 and 2024 around Lake of the Isles, yet the majority of the wire around the lake has once again been stolen.
A man charged in connection to a group accused of stealing copper wire from streetlights in St. Paul will not serve any additional jail time, court documents show.
Kyaw Klay pleaded guilty to one count of damaging or theft of energy transmission/telecommunications equipment.
Some Twin Cities residents and businesses say their landline phones haven't worked for weeks, or even months.
Nay Thar was sentenced to three years probation last week for aiding and abetting first-degree property damage.
Investigators say a confidential informant led them to the group's ringleader.
Police say they've pulled the plug on an organized copper theft ring.
In early April, thieves stole two plaques from a World War I memorial monument at Shadow Falls Park.
Metal is missing from metro monuments all to make some quick cash. As Kirsten Mitchell reports, some of that metal was stolen from a memorial honoring our fallen heroes.
According to St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter, the city spent more than $1 million on repairing and restoring gutted lamps and traffic signals in the last year. It's part of the reason lawmakers are pushing to make it illegal to sell copper without a state-issued license.
State lawmakers say dark streets are shining a spotlight on a growing issue. St. Paul says the sharp rise in copper wire theft cost more than a million dollars last year, and the city says it not alone. As our Beret Leone explains, legislators believe they've come up with a solution to stop would-be thieves.
Monday is a big day for St. Paul's city leaders. They're heading to the capitol to support a new bill to stop a public safety issue costing the city millions of dollars: copper wire theft.
The city of Minneapolis says 2023 was the most challenging year when it comes to wire thefts.
The City of Minneapolis says it has paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to replace street lights after the copper wiring was stolen and now thieves have another target. WCCO's Kirsten Mitchell shows us how why they're after electric vehicle charging cables, and how the city is trying to curb the crime.
WCCO's Reg Chapman spoke with the owners of a family-owned hardware store in south Minneapolis where theft is becoming a major issue.
Neighbors in St. Paul said a fatal crash that took the lives of a man and his dog could have been prevented.
Neighbors in St. Paul say a fatal crash that took the lives of a man and his dog could have been prevented. Police say 64-year-old Steven Wirtz and his German Shepherd died after they were hit while crossing Maryland Avenue Christmas Eve night.
Wold-Chamberlain American Legion Post #99 is hoping to raise $15,000 for AC units and security upgrades. They are hopeful to get that all done before summer begins.
Throughout this year, thieves have ripped out copper wires from light fixtures in the Twin Cities, leaving neighborhoods in the dark. As our Ubah Ali explains, this latest theft is a major setback for an American Legion trying to stay afloat.
