copper thieves

[cwerdna]

MNL has a thread at Copper wire thieves.

As I mentioned at Thoughts on CCS DC Fast Charging?, I used to have to skip District 06 Office | Fresno, CA | EV Station because it was down for over a year due to copper thieves having cut all the cables. They eventually fixed it and added extra cameras and security.

Post other copper theft stories and instances here.

 

[cwerdna]

Copper thieves target VTA light rail stations

Copper wire thefts are creating problems at light rail stations across the South Bay.

www.nbcbayarea.com

 

[cwerdna]

At

https://www.facebook.com/groups/seattlenissanleaf/posts/7779363438761692/

(sorry, private group), there was a post of an image from Nextdoor mentioning that Redmond, WA had "ALL" its public fast chargers destroyed. I can't speak to all, but it has pics of EA, EVgo and Flo DC FC sites (one of each) and all of them have cut cables.

I did find these in/around Redmond w/reports of cut cables. It doesn't seem to be all.
Arco | Bellevue, WA | EV Station
Target | Redmond, WA | EV Station
Redmond Town Center - Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Brews | Redmond, WA | EV Station

 

[Tiger]

Extreme form of recycling similar to the stealing of car headlights. /s

 

[cwerdna]

Heard about this on AM radio:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1780730670849081686

Some other local news stories on this:

Street lights at Lake Merritt vandalized, wires stolen

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) — Several of Lake Merritt’s iconic street lights have been vandalized, the Oakland Police Department confirmed to KRON4. A photojournalist who went to the lake on…

www.kron4.com

Theft, vandalism of vintage street lights around Oakland's Lake Merritt raises safety concerns

Though the days are getting longer, it's getting darker around Lake Merritt in Oakland after almost a dozen light poles were stolen by vandals.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[cwerdna]

Thieves steal high-voltage Tesla Supercharger cables from Montrose(Houston) charging station - I came across this on YouTube.

 

[cwerdna]

Came across this on YouTube:

Stop signs replace some Oakland traffic lights to deter copper theft

It's a sight that's made drivers do a double take: a stop sign hanging overhead where a traffic light would normally be, located above the intersection of E. 12th Street and 16th Avenue in Oakland.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[cwerdna]

At

https://www.facebook.com/groups/seattlenissanleaf/posts/7779363438761692/

(sorry, private group), there was a post of an image from Nextdoor mentioning that Redmond, WA had "ALL" its public fast chargers destroyed. I can't speak to all, but it has pics of EA, EVgo and Flo DC FC sites (one of each) and all of them have cut cables.

I did find these in/around Redmond w/reports of cut cables. It doesn't seem to be all.
Arco | Bellevue, WA | EV Station
Target | Redmond, WA | EV Station
Redmond Town Center - Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Brews | Redmond, WA | EV Station

https://twitter.com/x/status/1793707454867320993

has a pointer to Electrify America Network Updates.

Related to the above is this:
"Vandalism: Unavailable due to recurring vandalism. We are working with law enforcement agencies to enhance security at this station and procure the parts.
Walmart (Station 200211) at 34520 16th Ave S, Federal Way, Washington 98003
Bank of America (Station 210226) at 1112 S Bailey St, Seattle, Washington 98108
Fred Meyer (Station 210220) at 915 NW 45th St, Seattle, Washington 98107
Target (Station 200200) at NE 76th St, Redmond, Washington 98052"