Copper Thieves Turn Bike Trail Dark

By Larry Lagarde

Monday, August 28, 2006

It seems that drug addicts are becoming increasingly more desperate for cash in Eugene, Oregon. To satisfy their habits, junkies are stealing everything from bronze plaques off tombstones to hundreds of feet of copper wire used to light up bike trails. City officials estimate that it will cost $250,000 to replace the wiring alone.

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Originally published in the RideTHISbike archive.