Copper thieves strike near Spaghetti Bowl, about 20 light poles dark

Thieves have stripped copper wire from roughly 20 freeway light poles near the downtown Spaghetti Bowl interchange corridor.

CROOKS HAVE STOLEN COPPER WIREFROM SEVERAL LIGHT POLES ON THEFREEWAY..THE STATE WILL NOW BE PAYING$140,000 IN ORDER TO FIX THELIGHTS BY NEXT WEEK..THE PRICE FOR COPPER HAS GONEMORE THAN 50% OVER THE LASTFIVE YEARS MAKING COPPER THEFTA TEMPTING SCHEME FORCRIMINALS..PRESIDENT-ELECT JOE BIDENMEETING WITH FRONTLINE WORKERS