February 14, 2012 - In an effort to protect against copper thieves, FlashFog Security describes its FlashFog technology as a burglar’s worst nightmare. The technology uses a combination of thick moving fog and a bright plasma strobe light –  "Nobody can steal what they can’t see," explains the company. FlashFog is activated by a regular alarm, lasts more than 45 minutes, and continues to work even if alarm lines are cut.

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January 27, 2012 - CommScope has developed a copper-alternative grounding wire designed to deter copper theft and lower maintenance costs for telecoms and data applications. The GroundSmart Copper Clad Steel solution has been intended for use in subsurface grounding grids, as well as inside and outside plant bonding applications. According to the company, the solution makes it less susceptible to theft by increasing the resistance to cutting and drastically decreasing the scrap value. It can be jacketed with a polyethylene coating and printed to disguise and distinguish the wire from solid copper alternatives.

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November 26, 2011 - “Public safety was placed in jeopardy,” said Newfoundland Power when it discovered a break-in at its Botwood substation. About 3500 customers in Botwood and surrounding communities lost power shortly after 6 a.m., September 19, as a result of “deliberate actions that caused outages affecting three of Newfoundland Power’s distribution lines”.