copper

It is the second reported incident of stolen copper this week in the city.

Dartmouth Police arrested a man Thursday morning for breaking and entering after a homeowner found him in his residence, attempting to remove copper pipes.

New Bedford Police are investigating two cases of copper thefts reported Wednesday.

Copper and Cairo are too cute for words.

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has been testing the water in New Bedford schools as part of a volunary program, and the results are in. A small number of samples came back with some contaminates, but neither school officials or the DEP are concerned...

Westport Police arrest three people in connection with a break-in and copper theft. An off-duty firefighter happened to notice a car pull up to a home listed for sale on Sanford Road Friday afternoon, and saw two men, one with a backpack, walk to the rear of the property...

The "Paul Revere sign" visible from Interstate 195 in New Bedford continues to decay. It was announced over a year ago the sign would be taken down and moved into storage until funding was available to restore it. Speaking on his weekly radio program, Mayor Jon Mitchell says removing the sign has proven to be a more difficult task than originally thought...

An unoccupied home in the north end was the target of a copper thief. An alert neighbor called police to a Harwich Street address and where they found the suspect in the rear yard in possession of a backpack containing screwdrivers, a hammer and pliers and in the basement,  police found a hacksaw with copper piping piled up and ready to go.