Dozens of Fire Hydrants Stolen Across Los Angeles County

A fire hydrant near a homeless encampment in the Skid Row community in Los Angeles on Sept. 28, 2023. Mario Tama/Getty Images

LOS ANGELES—Authorities are investigating the theft of nearly 100 fire hydrants in Los Angeles County this year, sheriff’s officials said June 3.

Some 85 hydrants have been stolen in unincorporated areas of the county, and another 14 in Lynwood, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.