Copper wire theft is so bad, Rhode Island’s blocking manholes with 700 pounds of concrete

T1Covered by 1 source · first reported by Raspberry Pi / Arduino / Adafruit at 03 Nov, 19:20 UTC

Adam Ismail writes at The Drive about a low-tech fix the Rhode Island Department of Transportation is using against copper thieves: dropping 700-pound concrete blocks on top of the manhole covers that lead to streetlight wiring. Moving one takes equipment, thus access points are effectively closed…

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• T1Copper wire theft is so bad, Rhode Island’s blocking manholes with 700 pounds of concreteRaspberry Pi / Arduino / Adafruit03 Nov, 19:20