If you figure that a better economy these days means less metal theft, think again. Theft of copper, aluminum and other metals continues as people see a way to easily make money to buy drugs or other uses.
Just recently, a copper theft at a Texas Harris County baseball field left some Little Leaguers in the dark and put their season in jeopardy; 2,500 feet of copper wiring was stolen from Kaminski Park, leaving two of the four fields without electricity.