Oakland Swaps Traffic Lights For Stop Signs As People Are Stealing Them For Copper
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Oakland locals blame homeless encampment for city removing traffic lights to stop copper thieves
A California city removed the traffic lights from a four-way intersection as the city grapples with thefts attributed to a massive homeless encampment nearby. Oakland has been experiencing high crime and theft, including people stealing copper wires and the city's infrastructure, according to locals who spoke to CBS News. The city attempted to thwart criminals tampering with its electrical boxes by placing cement barriers over them – to no avail. Now, the city has taken to removing the traffic...
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Oakland Removes Traffic Lights as It Continues Its Slide Into the Third World
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Traffic stop leads to chase
For The Madera TribuneMadera Police Officer Salvador Zaragoza takes Richard Morales into custody after Morales led Zaragosa on a chase after a traffic stop.Madera Police Officer Salvador Zaragoza monitored traffic at N. Lake Street and E. Lincoln Avenue on Monday afternoon. Officer Zaragoza observed a Chevy pickup truck drive through the intersection at about 25 M.P.H., without stopping for the posted stop sign.Zaragoza tried to conduct a traffic stop with the driver, later identified as...