Authorities say the high prices being paid for scrap metal and copper are keeping Union Parish sheriff’s investigators busy. The New Star reports that four people were arrested Thursday and Friday and warrants issued for another suspect. Twenty-eight-year-old Titus Douglas, …
Waterville, Maine’s police chief is proposing new legislation intended to crack down on the theft of copper and other metals for sale as scrap. Chief Joseph Massey says his officers are often stymied in their investigations because scrap metal processors …
Police are investigating after a string of break-ins were reported at churches in Bath County, Kentucky. One church, the Grace Tabernacle, reported more than $1,000 in missing equipment, according to WKYT-TV. The most recent break-in was reported at Slate Valley …
Police in the Portland suburb of Beaverton have arrested a Vancouver, Wash., couple in a series of “smash and grab” thefts that ripped GPS units and other valuables from vehicles in hotel and motel parking lots. Officer Pam Yazzolino says …
Wilmington police say there have been nearly 200 cases of thieves stealing metal piping from vacant properties across the city this year. Authorities said Wednesday that four theft cases have been reported in the last week. Mayor James Baker says …
Five suspects have been accused in the theft of 6,000 lambs worth an estimated $1 million from a Gillespie County feedlot. A special ranger from the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association and Texas Rangers made the arrests. The five …
Texas was the number one state for heavy equipment thefts in 2010, followed by California, Florida, North Carolina, Georgia, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Maryland, Ohio and Alabama, according to the latest report released today by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). …
The theft of $425 worth of copper managed to inconvenience hundreds of electric customers in northeast Kansas. Officials with Kaw Valley Electric Cooperative say a citizen reported a gate to a power substation open around 8:30 p.m. Thursday. The Topeka …
Parts of Interstate 95 in Palm Beach County have been left in the dark after thieves stole underground copper wiring needed for overhead lighting. Authorities say 18 sites have been hit by thieves who took 175,000 feet of wiring during …