Recent Copper Theft Stories
Recent copper / other metal theft stories from around the country:
Grand Rapids, Michigan: Copper theft suspect arrested (Cops kill copper caper; plant roll of copper, then follow suspect home and arrest him),
Hawaii: Copper Thieves Hit H-1 Freeway Near Waikele (Copper thieves strike again, leave H-1 Freeway in the dark. Thieves hit 20 electrical pull boxes, making off with 1500 feet of wire. Code prevents locking or welding boxes shut),
Houston, Texas: Copper thieves shelve library activities for day (Thieves cut wiring leading to generator and emergency panel for downtown library complex, leaving it "in the dark"), see also Copper Thieves Cause Power Outage, Damage at Houston Library,
Charleston, South Carolina: Salon A/C Unit Stolen Twice In 6 Months ("I just can't believe that someone would do this for a few hundred dollars when it costs us $9000 if not more when this is all over," said victimized business owner),
Farmington, New Mexico: Copper thefts on rise across New Mexico (Three times this fall, thieves cut ground wires, make off with up to 275 feet of insulated copper from electrical poles and switching station. Last month, thieves took 6+ miles of copper wire from Rail Runner Express track between Albuquerque and Santa Fe, causing up to $350,000 in damage),
McHenry County, Illinois: Thieves nab manhole covers (Troubling trend across McHenry County - about 40 manhole covers and other steel grates have gone missing during the past few weeks. “They’re stealing them on the same basis that they steal copper,” [says local cop]. “It’s for the metal.”),
York, Pennsylvania: Metal Thieves Snatch Three 1,000-Pound Transformers (Three 1,000-pound Met-Ed transformers perched 20 feet above the ground were swiped by metal thieves. It's just one in a string of metal thefts in the city in recent months. In most cases, thieves have been hitting vacant homes.).
For other stories on stolen copper, see Copper Thefts I and Copper Thefts II. copper metal theft yak
Grand Rapids, Michigan: Copper theft suspect arrested (Cops kill copper caper; plant roll of copper, then follow suspect home and arrest him),
Hawaii: Copper Thieves Hit H-1 Freeway Near Waikele (Copper thieves strike again, leave H-1 Freeway in the dark. Thieves hit 20 electrical pull boxes, making off with 1500 feet of wire. Code prevents locking or welding boxes shut),
Houston, Texas: Copper thieves shelve library activities for day (Thieves cut wiring leading to generator and emergency panel for downtown library complex, leaving it "in the dark"), see also Copper Thieves Cause Power Outage, Damage at Houston Library,
Charleston, South Carolina: Salon A/C Unit Stolen Twice In 6 Months ("I just can't believe that someone would do this for a few hundred dollars when it costs us $9000 if not more when this is all over," said victimized business owner),
Farmington, New Mexico: Copper thefts on rise across New Mexico (Three times this fall, thieves cut ground wires, make off with up to 275 feet of insulated copper from electrical poles and switching station. Last month, thieves took 6+ miles of copper wire from Rail Runner Express track between Albuquerque and Santa Fe, causing up to $350,000 in damage),
McHenry County, Illinois: Thieves nab manhole covers (Troubling trend across McHenry County - about 40 manhole covers and other steel grates have gone missing during the past few weeks. “They’re stealing them on the same basis that they steal copper,” [says local cop]. “It’s for the metal.”),
York, Pennsylvania: Metal Thieves Snatch Three 1,000-Pound Transformers (Three 1,000-pound Met-Ed transformers perched 20 feet above the ground were swiped by metal thieves. It's just one in a string of metal thefts in the city in recent months. In most cases, thieves have been hitting vacant homes.).
For other stories on stolen copper, see Copper Thefts I and Copper Thefts II. copper metal theft yak
posted by Home Equity Theft Reporter at 7:57 AM
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