Los Angeles has become a target of crime due to a key component in its infrastructure: copper.

Thieves are unconcerned with causing widespread disruption to critical services or eroding local history, with damage extending far beyond financial costs.

In this episode, LAPD Deputy Chief Allen Hamilton discusses the growing sophistication of these thefts, and how law enforcement is working to address the issue.

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