Tucsonan in stolen-jewelry syndicate gets 3.5 years

A Tucson man who was one of 14 people indicted in a theft ring in which more than $1.5 million in jewelry was stolen and sold off, was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison Friday.

Illegal sale of property is alleged in Tucson Unified School District

TUSD's Property Control Department is under criminal investigation for allegations that employees have been selling district property illegally for six years.

Penalties just $5K in work-theft case

Kurt Hough

Penalties just $5K in work-theft case

Robert Palomarez

Penalties just $5K in work-theft case

Two former Transportation Department supervisors who diverted nearly $100,000 of taxpayer money into their private business will have to reimburse the city only $5,000 a piece.

Horne: 18 in copper theft ring indicted

State Assistant Attorney General Mike Jette discusses the copper thefts. Mine workers are accused of selling the copper to recyclers at a fraction of the price. The recyclers would then resell it to Chinese importers, investigators say.

Horne: 18 in copper theft ring indicted

Eighteen people are facing charges in a multimillion-dollar copper theft ring involving Asarco employees, state law-enforcement officials said Tuesday.

Arizona Asarco employees implicated in copper theft ring

Eighteen people are charged in a multi-million dollar copper theft ring involving Asarco employees.

Tucson recycling firm's properties searched in copper theft probe

Search warrants were served Tuesday on a Tucson recycling company with three locations in Southern Arizona as part of an investigation into large-scale copper theft.

Tucson police seek cigarette thieves

Tucson police are seeking the public’s help in trying to identify a man believed to be a member of a group that is responsible for numerous cigarette thefts.