Story no.253OngoingSecurity +1NotablePyrénées-Orientales +1630 Oct → 11 Nov24 facts · 43 art.
Multiplication of copper thefts in France in November 2026
Early November 2026, a copper cable theft in Saint-Jacques-sur-Darnétal, near Rouen, deprived some forty households of telephone and internet. On November 5, Charge France indicated that a thousand fast-charging sites had been affected at the end of October and that cable thefts had multiplied by ten in one year. On November 6 and 7, six men were indicted in Gironde for organized gang thefts totaling over one million euros, while three defendants were tried in Esches for 1.8 km of stolen cables. From November 9 to 11, thefts and prevention measures were reported in Toulouges, Perpignan, in the Gers, the Vitré region, Bouches-du-Rhône and Valenciennes, and a man was sentenced in Le Mans to eight months in prison.
In brief
Ongoing story bringing together 24 events in 17 departments (Pyrénées-Orientales, Gironde, Ain and 14 more), followed from 30 October 2026 to 11 November 2026. 43 articles from 15 sources (security, justice); last updated on 11 November 2026 at 10:47. Reported toll: 6 arrests.
32 articles of rated outlets · 11 unrated outside the bar · 15 sources (43 art.) · the three sides talk about it · outlets: left 1, centre 8, right 2
Angle comparison for the whole story
The three sides cover the same copper theft phenomenon, but the center focuses mainly on judicial proceedings and local victims, the left emphasizes the spread of the phenomenon to multiple infrastructures, and the right highlights the supposed origin of the perpetrators and the scale of the charging network affected.
Left
Highlights diversification of targets (telecoms, public lighting, irrigation, charging stations) and presents the phenomenon as a series of successive "razzias" on infrastructures.
Centre
Privileges factual treatment of judicial proceedings (appearances, indictments, quantified damages) and concrete consequences for users (households deprived of telephone or internet), with quotes from local actors.
Right
Emphasizes the scale of the charging network affected (more than 15%) and explicitly mentions the origin or supposed community of the people prosecuted in the cases cited.
Written by an AI from headlines and extracts only of all events in the story · 9 Nov, 04h26
Timeline
newest firstOutlets:LeftCentreRightUncategorised· badge = severity
- 19h12
Vols de cuivre en forte hausse : à Toulouges, une boulangerie et la cuisine centrale paralysées
Les vols de cuivre ont doublé en cinq ans et ciblent désormais les petites entreprises. À Toulouges, le vol de tuyaux sur les climatiseurs d'une boulangerie et de la cuisine municipale a menacé la livraison de 11 500 repas, poussant la mairie à instaurer des rondes nocturnes.
France 3 RégionsUncategorised
- 15h51
Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines: municipal stadium vandalized and looted
The town hall of Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines (Pyrénées-Orientales) noted an intrusion in its stadium on November 9, with thefts of copper and sanitary equipment. The mayor denounces the consequences for residents.
Actu.frCentre
- 15h44
À Perpignan, la lassitude des commerçants face à la multiplication des vols de cuivre
Depuis un an, les vols de tubes et tuyaux en cuivre se multiplient à Perpignan, malgré les caméras de surveillance, pénalisant artisans et restaurateurs.
franceinfoUncategorised
- 11h44
Gers : 1 000 mètres de câbles volés et un camion siphonné à deux reprises
La gendarmerie du Gers a signalé deux vols : la disparition de 1 000 mètres de câbles sur un système d'irrigation à Lannux et le siphonnage à deux reprises d'un camion à Saint-Martin.
La Dépêche du MidiCentre-left
- 08h15
Le Mans: eight months in prison for copper theft and violence against a police officer
A 48-year-old man was sentenced Monday in Le Mans to eight months in prison for attempted copper theft and violence against a police officer.
FdesoucheFar right
In figures
Affected departments
Reported toll
- 6
- interpellations
Amounts cited13.000 euros · 18 millions d'euros · 13 000 euros · 550.000 € · 12 euros
Highest number recorded in 14 article(s), automatically extracted: please check sources.
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Events in the story
- Valenciennois : trois tentatives de vol de câbles avortées, neuf suspects interpellés11 Nov
- Vols de cuivre en forte hausse : à Toulouges, une boulangerie et la cuisine centrale paralysées10 Nov
- Vol de cuivre dans une cantine près de Perpignan : 60 000 euros de préjudice10 Nov
- Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines: municipal stadium vandalized and looted10 Nov
- À Perpignan, la lassitude des commerçants face à la multiplication des vols de cuivre10 Nov
- Près de Rouen : un vol de cuivre prive une quarantaine de foyers de téléphone et d'internet10 Nov
- Gers : 1 000 mètres de câbles volés et un camion siphonné à deux reprises10 Nov
- Le Mans: eight months in prison for copper theft and violence against a police officer10 Nov
- Pays de Vitré : recrudescence des vols de cuivre, des mesures annoncées9 Nov
- Bouches-du-Rhône et Gard : renforcement des mesures contre les vols de cuivre9 Nov