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Freeway guardrails are now a favorite target of thieves


Nearly 470 sections of guardrailing were stolen in the last fiscal year in L.A. and Ventura counties.

Ally Happel, an executive at security company ECAM, said thieves will target any materials that are “accessible and easy to sell at a high price.” LAPD has not responded to LAist’s repeated questions about the continued existence of those task forces and whether there has been more recent metal theft enforcement actions. And as the landscape of free press changes, LAist will remain a voice you know and trust, but the amount of reader support we receive will help determine how strong of a newsroom we are going forward to cover the important news from our community.

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