How much copper is in those charging stations? I know that Comcast had a problem with standby battery charging equipment used to keep the line amps working. Thieves would take the entire system—battery, charging transformer and power lines. The only way it was known the equipment was stolen was when line signal stopped when there was a power failure.
The way Comcast tracked the thieves was by putting GPS trackers inside the battery housing.
Around here, lately we’ve had a spate of thieves stealing the ground wires of light poles...................