# Theft of copper power lines - is this common?

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**Created:** [November 22, 2006, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theft-of-copper-power-lines-is-this-common/381384 "2006-11-22T03:03:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2024, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theft-of-copper-power-lines-is-this-common/381384/49 "2024-02-09T00:06:13Z")

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I bet a radio station tower has some copper.

> **[‘What do you mean, the tower is gone?’: thieves steal 200ft structure from...](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/08/alabama-200ft-radio-tower-stolen)**
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> Small radio station forced to go silent after ‘unbelievable’ theft of giant tower, which would cost over $100,000 to replace

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