40 St. Paul street lights stripped of copper wiring, though reports are down overall

40 St. Paul street lights stripped of copper wiring, though reports are down overall

Dozens of light poles were stripped of their copper wiring in St. Paul’s St. Anthony Park neighborhood, though there have been fewer reports of such thefts in the city this year. The darkening of city and park streetlights and traffic signals due to theft has been an ongoing problem, with St. Paul spending about $3 million last year in repairs and staff time. The costs were around $1.2 million ...