Over 20 Street Lights Stolen From Historic Bridge in Los Angeles

Night falls at the Glendale-Hyperion Bridge, which crosses the Los Angeles River in Los Angeles, Calif., on February 20, 2008. The bridges, built between 1909 and 1944, are regularly seen in film and television shows such as the first two "Terminator" movies, "Grease" and "Transformers." David McNew/Getty Images

LOS ANGELES—Following a series of thefts of nearly century-old bronze street lights from the Glendale-Hyperion Bridge, the Los Angeles Bureau of Street Lighting decided on Jan. 5 it will remove and try to preserve the remaining lights.

Officials first learned of the street lights being targeted on Sept. 13, 2021, when three lights were stolen over a span of three nights, according to Elena Stern, public information director for the Department of Public Works.