Copper Thieves Strike Synagogue; Leave $30K Damage

In Springfield, Massachusetts, CBS 3 reports:

• The scrap thieves are at it again. They have moved on from abandoned houses to a synagogue of all things.Thursday morning Hy Rabinovitz, the President of Kesser Israel Synagogue in Springfield, found his place of worship torn apart. Thieves ripped up baseboard heaters and piping, in search of all the copper they could get.Vandals have been targeting vacant houses for copper piping and wiring for years, but lately they seem to be more brazen. [...] At Kesser Israel, the vandals ripped up everything from the floor to ceiling, causing about $30,000 in damage. Their boiler room was filled with five feet of water when the the vandals broke the main water pipe. Everything was submerged, even an electrical switch.

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