休斯顿警方对铜线盗窃案“增加”发出警报。 Houston police sounding alarm on 'concerning uptick' in copper wire theft.

休斯顿警察局、哈里斯县治安官办公室和灭罪组织正在联手调查涉及铜线盗窃的基础设施破坏行为激增，去年报告了 38 起案件。 Houston PD, Harris County Sheriff's Office, and Crime Stoppers are teaming up to investigate a spike in infrastructure vandalism involving copper wire theft, with 38 cases reported in the last year. 犯罪者通常冒充工人，造成服务中断，并将偷来的铜卖给废品场。 The perpetrators, often posing as workers, cause service disruptions and sell the stolen copper to scrapyards. 对于提供逮捕线索的人，最高可悬赏 15,000 美元。 Up to a $15,000 reward is offered for information leading to arrests.