Overview
- California Highway Patrol air operations spotted a suspected copper wire theft near a Fresno high‑speed rail overpass and directed ground units that arrested two men.
- Officials identified the suspects as 38-year-old Jason Matthew Walker Sr. and 53-year-old Bryan Charles Boreliz after video showed them surrendering beside their truck.
- Investigators said the truck had a rope tied to its hitch to yank cable from the overpass, and about 15 to 25 feet of wire had already been pulled.
- CHP leaders linked the surge in thefts to high scrap-copper prices that let crews sell stripped wire to metal dealers for quick cash.
- Los Angeles reports more than $20 million a year in repair costs from wire theft and has floated a homeowner tax after rejecting a low-cost private fix.