Copper wire would work better because of superior thermal conductivity, but other types of solid core wire will work in a pinch. First hack is brought to us by [Erin Rose] – desoldering a ...

Six months after its inception, Councilwoman Traci Park and then-Councilman Kevin de León announced the task force had arrested 82 people and recovered 2,000 pounds of copper wire.

Among growing concern over copper wire thefts, L.A. City Councilmembers Kevin de León and Traci Park proposed a task force anchored by the LAPD.