I didn’t know copper was so valuable - but then it’s being stripped from lampposts and other places all over LA.
Got to my school one morning and none of the plumbing worked, toilets or faucets - the copper plumbing had been stolen overnight. Ditto for the air conditioning units one summer - copper wiring was pulled out overnight. Sold for scrap at the nearest metal scrap dealer that does not require and ID, as is mandated by state law.
“California scrap metal dealers are legally required to ask for proof of ID. Under state law, specifically AB 476.”
So much fraud in California, so what does it matter?
We had a rash of that thievery here a few years back. Then the state started enforcing the ID law and it stopped......