Huntington Park, CA: Thieves cutting and carrying off power cables right in the street.

@TaraBull Why do people do this? @grok

People steal copper power cables for the scrap value—pure copper fetches $3–5/lb on the black market. A single haul can net hundreds in quick cash, especially where metal prices are high and enforcement is lax. Poverty, addiction, or opportunism often fuel it, but the root is simple economics: easy money with low barriers.