Story no.253OngoingSecurityNotableAin +730 Oct → 4 Nov9 facts · 14 art.
Copper thefts: charging stations, networks and public lighting targeted
At the end of October 2026, repeated cable thefts on electric charging stations were reported in the Lens area, metal thieves now targeting these facilities after telecom networks and public lighting. In early November, similar incidents multiply: vandalism of the telephone network in Cramant, thefts of copper cauldrons in the Ain and fiber cut depriving nearly 600 households in Laonnois. Morbihan is presented as the most targeted Breton department, while thefts on public streetlights are reported in Mondeville and Aubigny-Les Clouzeaux. In Saint-Jacques-sur-Darnétal, near Rouen, a theft deprives some forty households of telephone and internet.
In brief
Ongoing story bringing together 9 events in 8 departments (Ain, Aisne, Calvados and 5 more), followed from 30 October 2026 to 4 November 2026. 14 articles from 9 sources (security); last updated on 4 November 2026 at 18:33.
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LatestPrès de Rouen : un vol de cuivre prive une quarantaine de foyers de téléphone et d'internet
Un vol de câbles en cuivre survenu à Saint-Jacques-sur-Darnétal prive au moins une quarantaine d'abonnés de téléphone et d'internet depuis mercredi matin.
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- 17h16
Vendée : un nouveau vol de cuivre prive des rues d'Aubigny-Les Clouzeaux d'éclairage
Des vols de câbles électriques ont privé plusieurs rues d'Aubigny-Les Clouzeaux d'éclairage public, un nouveau cas de vol de cuivre en Vendée.
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- 10h44
Vols de cuivre sur les lampadaires publics à Mondeville
La commune de Mondeville, près de Caen, subit depuis plusieurs mois des vols de cuivre sur les lampadaires de l'éclairage public, pour un préjudice de plusieurs milliers d'euros.
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Affected departments
Multiple departments (8)
Reported toll
Amounts cited13.000 euros · 18 millions d'euros
Highest number recorded in 2 article(s), automatically extracted: please check sources.
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Events in the story
- Près de Rouen : un vol de cuivre prive une quarantaine de foyers de téléphone et d'internet4 Nov
- Copper thieves now target electric vehicle charging stations4 Nov
- Vendée : un nouveau vol de cuivre prive des rues d'Aubigny-Les Clouzeaux d'éclairage4 Nov
- Vols de cuivre sur les lampadaires publics à Mondeville4 Nov
- Laonnois: copper theft and cut fibre leave nearly 600 households without service4 Nov
- Ain : trois chaudrons en cuivre dérobés en une nuit3 Nov
- Morbihan, the Breton department most targeted by copper thefts3 Nov
- Cramant: new copper theft and vandalism of telephone network31 Oct
- Serial cable thefts at electric charging stations in the Lens area30 Oct
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