Friday, 21 November 2008
Vehicles vulnerable
Lewon believes a dip in metal prices, more than anything else, has helped curtail catalytic converter thefts. One theft prevention tactic: Scrap metal ...
Salt Lake Tribune - United States Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 19:45
Bell stolen from Burnley hospital by scrap metal thieves
A HUGE bell was stolen by suspected scrap metal thieves from an historic hospital tower. Bosses at Burnley General Hospital fear the ...
This Is Lancashire - Blackburn,England,UK Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 19:37
4 Investigates: Local scrap yards a market for copper thieves
At the second location, Poland Scrap Metal in New Orleans, the Eyewitness News employee pulled up to the location and unloaded his SUV. ...
WWL - New Orleans,LA,USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 19:29
Two Lee County men charged with marine scrap metal theft
Charges of stealing marine scrap metal and reselling it have been leveled against two Lee County men. ...
Marco Eagle - Marco Island,FL,USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 19:23
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Thefts Fall As Copper Prices Drop
Prices are dropping. "The big picture is the worldwide demand for all of the metals like copper, aluminum, steel has dropped drastically and the prices have ...
NewsChannel5.com - Nashville,TN,USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 14:55
Tuesday, 18 November 2008
HPD: Lower copper prices putting a chill on metal theft
But there is a flipside to all the bad news in the scrap metal business. HPD said metal theft is on its way down, too. Police are reporting a drastic ...
Texas Cable News - Dallas,TX,USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 19:56
Monday, 17 November 2008
Metal thefts a vexing problem in Tri-City area
The most popular target for metal thieves is construction sites, he said. Todd Jegglie, a superintendent with Standard Pacific Homes, has been working on ...
Oakland Tribune - Oakland,CA,USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:21
Sunday, 16 November 2008
Scrap Metal Prices Fall, Bringing Down Thefts
Scrap metal yards across the country are reporting much lower supplies of scrap copper and aluminum. Bad news for their business and thieves, good news for ...
WEHT-TV, IN - Evansville,IN,USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:07
Hurlock Man Arrested for Scrap Metal Theft
Maryland State Police on Friday arrested a Hurlock man accused of stealing scrap metal back in June. Forty-eight-year-old Bryon Keith Leavy is ...
WBOC TV 16 - Salisbury,MD,USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:05
Scrap metal thefts slashed
DOZENS of suspected scrap metal thieves have been arrested and thousands of pounds worth of goods recovered in a major police operation. ...
Northern Echo - Darlington,England,UK Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:04
Petrol and metal thefts reduced
“There has also been a high profile operation carried out by Widnes Neighbourhood Policing Unit with regard to the theft of scrap metal. ...
Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News - Runcorn and Widnes,Cheshire,UK
Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:03
Scrap metal thefts slashed
DOZENS of suspected scrap metal thieves have been arrested in a major police operation across Darlington and south Durham. ‘Operation Hansel’ was drawn up ...
Journal Live - Newcastle upon Tyne,UK Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 07:02
Saturday, 15 November 2008
Durham Police operation targets scrap metal thieves
Dozens of suspected scrap metal thieves have been arrested in a major police operation across Darlington and south Durham. ‘Operation Hansel’ was drawn up ...
Journal Live - Newcastle upon Tyne,UK Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 10:04
Thursday, 13 November 2008
Scrap metal thieves hit Windsor park
"Now that the value (of scrap metal) is down, we're not hearing about as many," he said. Bob Lapham, a worker at West Coast Metals in Windsor, ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat - Santa Rosa,CA,USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:08
Wednesday, 12 November 2008
Caught On Tape: Metal Thieves Cost You Tax Dollars
They're often sold to scrap metal dealters—like we did with our hidden cameras. "There's nothing else I can say. Ask you to leave this is private property. ...
CBS 2 - Los Angeles,CA,USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:48
Rishton residents brassed off by door knocker thefts
The high price of scrap metal has resulted in cars, sculptures, road grates, telephone poles, lead roofing and even parts of train tracks ...
Lancashire Telegraph - Blackburn,England,UK Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:45
Tuesday, 11 November 2008
Scrap metal theft attempt foiled, troopers say
A Franklin County man who state police said tried to return some stolen scrap metal is in Cumberland County Prison in lieu of $10000 ...
The Patriot-News - PennLive.com - Harrisburg,PA,USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 19:48
'As low as you can go': Metal thieves hit cemeteries
"If someone is stealing someone else's scrap metal, that's bad enough, but when it's a cemetery and people's loved ones, it's even worse. ...
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 19:40
Monday, 10 November 2008
Shame on metal thieves who rob from war dead
These incidents are by no means isolated . . . it is a crime that is being repeated across the UK as the growing demand for scrap metal soars. ...
Sunday Sun - Newcastle upon Tyne,England,UK Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:11
California police explain copper theft sting at top cops' conference
It imposes a three-day waiting period on payments, that buyers take a thumbprint of anyone selling scrap metal, take pictures of the metal and note where it ...
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 05:28
Saturday, 8 November 2008
Proposal to deter sale of stolen scrap metal tabled
POUGHKEEPSIE – Before Dutchess County legislators vote on a proposal law to keep close tabs on the sale of scrap metal, they want more information....
Mid-Hudson News - Newburgh,NY,USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:15
Suspected Scrap Metal Thieves Caught in LaGrange County
State police officials say the suspects broke into Myer's Junkyard on County Road 300 N near State Road 9 in LaGrange and stole scrap metal ...
Indiana's NewsCenter - Fort Wayne,IN,USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:14
Friday, 7 November 2008
Namibia: Telecom Pleads With Scrap Metal Dealers
Telecom Namibia has appealed to scrap metal dealers to stop supporting the copper theft syndicate, which is blamed for costing the company millions of ...
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 19:59
Atwater teen sentenced for burglary at Island Pines Golf Course ...
... a $500 fine and 190 days in jail on a felony theft charge for stealing auto parts from a Sunburg business and then selling the metal for scrap....
West Central Tribune - Willmar,MN,USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 19:56
Caught Stealing Scrap
A Heartland man was arrested and taken to jail after being caught, allegedly stealing scrap metal from a construction site dumpster. ...
WOWT - Omaha,NE,USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 09:49
Telecom Pleads With Scrap Metal Dealers
Telecom Namibia has appealed to scrap metal dealers to stop supporting the copper theft syndicate, which is blamed for ...
New Era - Windhoek,Namibia Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 09:48
Drug use boosts scrap metal sales
By Sinegugu Ndlovu The drug scourge in Chatsworth, Durban, is causing an escalation in scrap metal trade as drug addicts steal items they can sell to feed ...
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 09:45
Thursday, 6 November 2008
Insult to war dead as scrap metal thieves steal bronze plaques ...
It is thought they will be sold for scrap, earning the thieves as little as £200 each, but they will cost as much as £10000 to replace. ...
Daily Mail - UK Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 13:00
Wednesday, 5 November 2008
Thieves take $33000 worth of metal in Derry Township salvage yard raid
According to Bruce Savage, a spokesman for the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries in Washington, the price of scrap metal has fallen by as much as 90 ...
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh,PA,USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 05:35
Arrest made in scrap metal thefts
A local industry’s employee was arrested by police last Tuesday and charged with allegedly stealing thousands of pounds of scrap metal from his workplace. ...
Elk Valley Times - Fayetteville,TN,USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 05:33
Sunday, 2 November 2008
Scrap Metal Thefts Result of Paying Market
"Some scrap dealers contribute to the problem," said Merillat, adding that while "we don't have a problem with the dealers in Wooster," criminals who have ...
istockAnalyst.com (press release) - Salem,OR,USA Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:51
Friday, 31 October 2008
Wanted Winona scrap metal bandit Brett Dennis nabbed by Rochester ...
Dennis was convicted in September of receiving stolen property for helping two others sell scrap metal in May at a La Crosse, Wis., recycling plant....
winonadailynews Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 19:13
Thursday, 30 October 2008
Bronze Statue Stolen Outside Preschool
Deputies have contacted scrap metal dealers in the area to be on the lookout for it. The statue has been at the school for six years. ...
cfnews13 Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:04
Thief might have escaped if he had a bigger truck
The boy, whose name was not released, admitted to leaving the propane tank behind in order to load the more expensive scrap metal items into the truck bed. ...
newsherald Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:03
Wednesday, 29 October 2008
Merced farmers struggling with rampant theft
New laws have made it a little harder for thieves to sell scrap metal, but that hasn't stopped them. Diana Westmoreland-Pedrozo, executive director of the ...
mercedsunstar Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 21:04
Tuesday, 28 October 2008
Council works with Police to prosecute scrap metal dealer
The offences related to failing to record the full name and addresses of the people from whom the company received scrap metal on 25 and 26 June 2008. ...
broxbourne Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 16:43
Monday, 27 October 2008
Scrap metal thefts cost millions
Following the war memorial thefts, programme makers placed a skip outside the Memorial Hall — containing a length of copper cable and assorted scrap — and ...
sundaysun Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:07
Scrap metal thief caught after chase in Miramar
The general manager of Ryder Integrated Logistics, 15900 SW 27th St., told police that about 7:50 pm Oct. 5, he noticed on a surveillance video that a man ...
miamiherald Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 17:06
Saturday, 25 October 2008
Three men face charges for scrap metal theft
Three Littlestown residents face multiple theft charges after police allege they stole about $2500 worth of metal and vehicle parts from ...
eveningsun Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 21:42
Hunt for scrap metal thieves
Police are hunting scrap metal thieves who made off with copper water tanks that weigh a tonne from a Durham yard. Officers think three people used a van to ...
northumberlandgazette Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 21:40
Two people arrested in scrap metal theft
A man and woman caught removing several pieces of scrap metal from a rural property in northern Tulare County Tuesday have been arrested, according to the ...
visaliatimesdelta Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 21:37
So-called scrap metal bandit skips sentencing
Dennis has been charged with helping steal 600 pounds of scrap metal from Behrens Manufacturing on May 28. He admitted in September to hauling it to a ...
winonadailynews Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 21:32
The Chiel - Wanna buy a wagon wheel?
How else do you explain the thousands of circular metal objects which vanish every year without a trace? Scrap-metal dealers buying stolen manhole covers? ...
dispatch Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 21:31
The Chiel - Wanna buy a wagon wheel?
How else do you explain the thousands of circular metal objects which vanish every year without a trace? Scrap-metal dealers buying stolen manhole covers? ...
dispatch Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 21:31
Friday, 24 October 2008
Thieves left on the scrap heap as metal prices fall
Steel bars are selling for a quarter of their former price and copper values have fallen by half. Mr Cooper, who has been in the scrap business for 40 years ...
walesonline Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 20:07
Police hunt scrap metal thieves in County Durham
POLICE are hunting scrap metal thieves who made off with materials from a yard on the outskirts of Durham in the early hours of Wednesday....
journallive Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 19:26
Thursday, 23 October 2008
Illegal metal sales crackdown
Officers visited scrap metal dealers in Ilkeston to encourage them not to buy scrap metal they suspect could be stolen. Insp Szabo said: "It has been a ...
thisisderbyshire Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 16:35
Wednesday, 22 October 2008
Madison Police Put Scrap Dealers on Notice Over Metal Thefts
Police plan to use a new state law to target the buyers of stolen scrap metal as well as the thieves, targeting a lucrative crime that has ...
istockanalyst Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 16:15
10:30 am - Mountain Home Men Arrested in Stolen Scrap Metal Case
Two Mountain Home men are in the Baxter County Detention Center accused of stealing a truckload of scrap metal from a local commercial warehouse. ...
arkansasmatters Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 16:14
Accidental phone call blows lid off scrap metal recycling scam
Two construction supervisors and a security guard are accused of keeping scrap metal revenue from state Capitol renovations, in spite of an agreement that ...
sltrib Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 16:11
Tuesday, 21 October 2008
Police Target Scrap Metal Buyers
By now it's a well known tale -- people creeping into construction sites or even cemeteries to steal scrap metal they can sell for cash. ...
channel3000 Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 16:44
Two Arkansas men accused of stealing scrap metal from warehouse
Two Arkansas men have been charged with felony counts of commercial burglary and theft of property after stealing scrap metal from a warehouse last week. ...
news-leader Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 16:43
Two arrested on burglary charges
Authorities stopped the suspects as they were leaving the parking lot in a car and the two admitted to being involved in stealing scrap metal from the ...
baxterbulletin Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 16:42
Police send warning regarding scrap metal recycling
The police department conducted a press conference Monday to announce the increased crackdown on scrap metal thieves and the increased vigilance of and ...
madison Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 16:41
Copper prices, thefts go down
"The economic slowdown is even hurting the thieves," said Mike Hodnett, a local scrap metal dealer. Thursday's drop marked a "33-month low on demand ...
clevelandbanner Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 16:40
Copper thefts leave youth sports scrambling
Watch how copper thieves can spoil a kid's game » The rising price of scrap metal, driven by demand to fuel the world's emerging economies, ...
edition Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 16:39
Scrap metal thefts: Your gutters less likely to be stolen, police hope
A state law that took effect Oct. 1 mandates that scrap dealers record more detailed information about who is selling them metal, including identification ...
norwichbulletin Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 16:05
Monday, 20 October 2008
Officials hope new design thwarts manhole cover thefts
Public Works Director Ken Rearden said he believes people steal manhole covers off of neighborhood storm drains to sell for scrap metal. ...
gainesvilletimes Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 15:56
Officials hope new design thwarts manhole cover thefts
Public Works Director Ken Rearden said he believes people steal manhole covers off of neighborhood storm drains to sell for scrap metal. ...
gainesvilletimes Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 15:56
Sunday, 19 October 2008
Crime worsens in Kenya
A demand for scrap metal by China is fuelling an unprecedented rate of crime in Kenya and vandalism of key installations to meet a growing demand for raw ...
africanews Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 15:44
Saturday, 18 October 2008
Thieves steal mausoleum doors from NJ cemetery
Police say thieves stole two bronze doors from an Elizabeth cemetery Friday morning and tried to sell them for scrap metal. The Star-Ledger of Newark ...
newsday Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 15:46
Dewsbury arrests in war on scrap metal crime
THREE men have been arrested during an operation to target the increasing problem of scrap metal thefts. Police in Wakefield led an ...
yorkshireeveningpost Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 15:45
Scrap-metal thieves put lives at risk
SCRAP-METAL theft has rocketed to crisis proportions in Oudtshoorn in the past six months, prompting mayor Dianne de Jager to warn that thieves are placing ...
theherald Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 15:44
Put scrap-metal dealers on the spot, too
IT SEEMS STRANGE to me that scrap dealers are not prosecuted for buying stolen metal. It must be obvious that veterans' markers, statues and manhole covers ...
philly Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 15:41
Litchfield man pleads to burglary, scrap metal theft
They said they were in Sunburg to visit someone and knew they could get money for the metal auto parts. Smith said they split the money from the scrap sale.
wctrib Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 15:40
Friday, 17 October 2008
Cut in price of scrap metal will deter stealing
The Division of Environmental Quality sees a positive aspect in the lowering of prices of recyclable materials, especially metals ...
saipantribune Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 15:43
Scrap metal thief receives $700 fine
He stole $200 worth of scrap metal from a business during a daylight break-in. He walked in through a massive hole in the fence, said defence lawyer Colleen ...
theobserver Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 15:41
Thursday, 16 October 2008
Effort Grows To Curb Scrap Metal Thefts
Connecticut police chiefs are being urged to use a new state law to catch unscrupulous scrap metal dealers and the thieves who supply them....
courant Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 19:01
Regional digest
Three people allegedly attempting to sell stolen titanium were arrested yesterday at a scrap metal dealer. Charged with receiving stolen ...
telegram Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 18:57
2nd arrest made in scrap metal case
Jones is accused of theft in connection with an alleged scam to inflate the actual weight of scrap metal sold to Metals and Auto Recyclers, 1301 Dallas St., ...
thetowntalk Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 18:54
Crackdown On Metal Thefts In the Wakefield District
This type of theft has become more common due to scrap metal fetching higher prices and while it is not as big a problem in West Yorkshire as other parts of ...
westyorkshire Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 18:18
Wednesday, 15 October 2008
Conn. police urged to crack down on metal thefts
State police chiefs are being urged to use a new state law as a magnet to catch unscrupulous scrap metal dealers, and the thieves who supply them....
courant Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 16:25
Tuesday, 14 October 2008
Governor Signs Numerous Bills into Law
"High prices - often in cash - paid for scrap metal have fueled a skyrocketing level of metal theft crime in Pennsylvania and across the country. ...
solanconews Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 15:36
Scrap metal theft is on the rise in Kosciusko County.
The Sheriff Department says thieves are stealing any metal part from swing sets out of people's backyards to tractor parts from farmers. ...
fox28 Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 15:34
Metal theft prevention stepped up
Police officers will also speak to scrap metal merchants, encouraging them to only buy metal from reputable clients and to keep accurate records of people ...
belpernews Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 15:33
Scrap metal thieves, beware
Scrap metal thieves may find it increasingly difficult to pawn their goods within Pennsylvania and Ohio’s borders. ...
sharonherald Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 15:32
Monday, 13 October 2008
KCSD Cracking Down On Scrap Metal Thefts
Police are working in conjunction with scrap metal businesses to help assist in apprehending possible suspects. Scrap metal businesses are now using video ...
timesuniononline Labels: scrap metal theft
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posted by Southern Cross Metal Recyclers @ 05:22
Saturday, 11 October 2008
Scrapping around: Metal still a lure for theft
State statutes require that they keep some kind of paper trail when they buy scrap metal. "I get positive photo identification on everybody," said Tony Cox, ...
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