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Copper theft continues to soar
The soaring coast of scrap copper is causing the theft of thousands of pounds of copper from homes, businesses and churches throughout the country.
In Nevada, a housing development appropriately called Copper Creek Estates was the target of copper thieves, according to News 3, a television station in Las Vegas. The station reported that 2,000 feet or 14,000 pounds of phone cable were cut down for copper. Nearly 2,000 people lost power because of the theft.
At a construction site in a nearby town, thieves stole a water truck, hooked a chain to it and pulled down 1,000 feet of cable.
In the past three years, the price of copper pipe and tubing has risen nearly 71 percent, making it more attractive to would-be thieves. After stealing the copper, they re-sell it to salvage yards.
“The salvage yards have gone from 60 visitors a day to over 250 a day with salvage wire,” a police official said.
One person named by the newspaper has cost Nevada taxpayers about $250,000 because of copper thefts. Every time he’s been arrested, he’s been released pending trial. He would then go back to stealing copper wire from streetlights. After the third time, a judge decided to keep him behind bars. He pled guilty and is now serving prison time, according to News 3.
In Boston, foreclosures on vacant homes have resulted in an “epidemic” of thefts, according to the Boston Globe.
“I don’t even put up ‘for sale’ signs anymore. It’s just not worth it,” Kevin Norton, who handles foreclosures for the Daniel Flynn Co., told the Globe. “I’m getting to the point where I’m thinking of leaving copper on the front porch with a sign that says, ‘just take it. Please don’t break into the house.”
Boston has recorded 35 thefts of copper, mostly from vacant houses, since the beginning of the year.
Not even places of worship are immune to the thefts. A church in the Boston suburbs had its copper down spouts stolen, resulting in a $4,000 loss. It was the second such incident over a several-week period.
Copper theft continues to soar
May 14, 2008
The soaring coast of scrap copper is causing the theft of thousands of pounds of copper from homes, businesses and churches throughout the country. In Nevada, a housing development appropriately called Copper Creek Estates was the target of copper thieves, according to News 3, a television station in Las Vegas. The station reported that 2,000 feet or 14,000 pounds of phone cable were cut down for copper. Nearly 2,000 people lost power because of the theft.
At a construction site in a nearby town, thieves stole a water truck, hooked a chain to it and pulled down 1,000 feet of cable.
In the past three years, the price of copper pipe and tubing has risen nearly 71 percent, making it more attractive to would-be thieves. After stealing the copper, they re-sell it to salvage yards.
“The salvage yards have gone from 60 visitors a day to over 250 a day with salvage wire,” a police official said.
One person named by the newspaper has cost Nevada taxpayers about $250,000 because of copper thefts. Every time he’s been arrested, he’s been released pending trial. He would then go back to stealing copper wire from streetlights. After the third time, a judge decided to keep him behind bars. He pled guilty and is now serving prison time, according to News 3.
In Boston, foreclosures on vacant homes have resulted in an “epidemic” of thefts, according to the Boston Globe.
“I don’t even put up ‘for sale’ signs anymore. It’s just not worth it,” Kevin Norton, who handles foreclosures for the Daniel Flynn Co., told the Globe. “I’m getting to the point where I’m thinking of leaving copper on the front porch with a sign that says, ‘just take it. Please don’t break into the house.”
Boston has recorded 35 thefts of copper, mostly from vacant houses, since the beginning of the year.
Not even places of worship are immune to the thefts. A church in the Boston suburbs had its copper down spouts stolen, resulting in a $4,000 loss. It was the second such incident over a several-week period.
Posted by Jack Keough on May 14, 2008 | Comments (0)
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