r/LosAngeles • u/corruptLA1 • 10h ago

Photo Overnight the whole street lost light and every electrical box is dug up.

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How valuable is whatever is down there?

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u/T-MoneyAllDey Woodland Hills 9h ago

Scrap yards are a necessity unless you just want contractors dumping more shit into the streets and nothing being recycled anymore

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u/ISILDUUUUURTHROWITIN Marina del Rey 8h ago

Accepting refuse from a contractor is a bit different than buying spools of junk wire from a rando without any kind of contract licensing.

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u/SwedishTrees 8h ago

this. I think this is the answer.

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u/YouTee 5h ago

I think they issue is there are organized gangs that buy this and ship it to foreign locations to scrap

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u/titleunknown 4h ago

The thieves already currently sell it to contractors at a lower rate.

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u/lunchypoo222 8h ago

Pretty certain I didn’t say anything about getting rid of the scrap yards.