Jackson Jambalaya

They need to electrify them and fry these stupid fuckers.

Maybe if the cops driving the interstates would be observant. Tunnel vision and texting is a terrible thing.

Gallatin St where the largest homeless population resides . shouldn't be heard to catch them in the act

Every time the interstate lights are out it's them copper thieves. Surely if it happens here it happens everywhere. And if it happens everywhere there is an effective deterrent somewhere! This has to be the dumbest excuse ever...

This is why we can't have nice things-

MDOT should install some trail cams to help catch these people.

Apparently MDOT has never heard of a stakeout.

If the MDOT did a stake out they would probably have their catalytic converters stolen.

It’s a Jackson thing and outsiders wouldn’t under stand

"If the MDOT did a stake out they would probably have their catalytic converters stolen."
October 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM

Yeah...Prolly just like the Nat Guard having their tires & wheels stolen offa their trucks up in Memphis...

I just don't see how hard it could be to make access to the copper more difficult. Lazy installation if you ask me. Its not as if this is a new occurrence. It has happened for years.

MDOT had their law enforcement division taken away long ago. They got assimilated into DPS. Those MDOT LEO vehicles got repainted silver and blue. Same great officers though. And they did arrest a group of copper thieves near Clinton when they were still part if MDOT.

@1:05
Do you not think that the copper lines are already electrified?

@145 - how the hell do you think this is an 'excuse'?? The wire ain't there. It was earlier, when they replaced it (for the umpteenth time). Yes, the copper wire is stolen. It isn't an excuse, its stating the fact.

Is there a way to keep it from being stolen? Yes, maybe start checking with the folks who are willing to buy copper and enforce the reporting laws (if they are still on the books; if not, get them back on the books even if the junkyard operators don't like it.)

Other places don't have the problem for several reasons - maybe first, they have judicial jurisdictions where the judges actually sentence people brought before them for stealing stuff. Or maybe they have jurisdictions where the district attorneys are willing to prosecute folks who steal shit instead of peddle dope to them. Who knows? Maybe a multitude of reasons, but its clear why the lights on the interstates around the city ain't working - the wire that feeds them gets jerked out of the ground. Eight miles?? Somebody somewhere has big chunks of copper wire sitting in their recycle yard - not finding where that stuff is now is what could be a sorry excuse.

Where is Robocop when you need em??

Lock the access doors?

I'm sorry, but I have to say this is all an excuse. Lights are now predominantly aptly out from Old Agency all the way to this area of I-20. We have no patrols ever it seems, and the window to do this theft is very small, and no effort is made at all, it would seem, by MDOT, to protect OUR investment in having interstate lighting. As I look at the interstate from downtown up to Madison, the only thing that seems important is to have the tractors out bush hogging......to which they leave the thatch in the drainage areas, and look at the number of areas that flood dangerously into a lane of traffic in a heavy rain event.

To me, it simply seems that our Central District has not leadership that cares enough to do a good job, nor cares enough to make an investment in catching those that would damage state property. Elected officials are useless, as far as I'm concerned when it comes to our interstate.

When the Interstate system was designed in the 1950s-1960s the USA was still a high-trust society. As our social order has been broken down, and the worst of society elevated beyond “equality” to the levels of “supremacy” we have seen the social fabric break down just as quickly as our schools. Now we are constantly forced to deal with an Africanized third world-tier existence.

^^^ 4:38

I reported a lighting issue on the interstate in the County Line Road area several years ago and learned that in some areas within city limits the city may have responsibility for the interstate lights.

Well said.

Save the copper, coppers.

4:38 I was with you until you said Africanized. And I won’t debate it, it’s sad but 95% true and Im African American. Brother I am tired and just want to enjoy my retirement in a safe environment.

Why would the cops due anything extra while the judges look at them like they stole something. Policing is a very difficult job when you have weak judges. In addition the police are too busy with real crime scenes.
These fools will be cutting down the power poles for firewood this winter.

If they steal it as quickly and predictably as they say, it shouldn't be that difficult to catch them in the act.

Continuing to replace the wiring without a deterrent is asinine. If you don't have the manpower, how about circuit disruption alarms, motion sensors, cameras, or drone patrols?

CCID judges are weak and NO better than Woo Woo and Kidd

Thats a lot of effort for low payback. The gauge of the wire could not be that large, maybe #10 or #8?. Somebody could order the wire with a unique marking on the jacket to identify it.. Criminals could of course burn the wire, but takes more effort for payback. Just a suggestion.

@1:11 PM, cops driving the interstate are too busy texting to notice anything.

This man @4:38 deserves a Nobel Prize.

Photo and headline in top left of today's Los Angeles Times is about copper thieves on an L.A. bridge.

There's no truth to the National Guard having their wheels, and tires, stolen in Memphis.

WHY do you need lights? If you can't drive with headlights, you shouldn't be driving at night! 99% of the interstate is not lighted, WHY do you need it? Forget it and save the capital AND the ongoing cost of energy.and future maintenance.