Franklin County officials are investigating a series of air conditioning thefts from three rural southern Illinois churches. Authorities tell The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan that some of the churches were hit twice in the past 10 days. The most recent theft …
A former executive of a Virginia ship recycling company faces up to 21 months in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud. Federal prosecutors say the charge stems from a scheme in which nearly $200,000 worth of scrap metal was …
A Metairie, La., man has been arrested after an investigation into the theft of copper downspouts from homes in the Old Metairie neighborhood. The Times-Picayune reports Jefferson Parish sheriff’s deputies arrested Sean Boudreaux, 20, after his mother identified him in …
Thieves keep taking manhole covers in Gastonia, N.C., to sell as scrap metal, even with a new state law requiring business to document and photograph all metal they buy. Gastonia officials told The Gaston Gazette that between 30 and 50 …
Police in eastern Kentucky say copper thieves have been cutting power lines and creating an electrocution risk for themselves and anyone walking near the poles. Letcher County Sheriff Danny Webb told The Mountain Eagle that thieves have taken neutral conductor …