Articles Tagged with ''metal theft''

Brake Pedal to the Metal – Copper Theft, That Is

August 13, 2013

With the region facing challenging economic times and the value of recycled copper rising, copper theft at Springfield, Mo.’s unmanned electricity substations was starting to rise at an alarming rate.

Change in Police Strategy

Law Enforcement Shifts to Buyers In Metal Thefts

$4.1 M Fine Plus New Scrap Yard Mandates

August 7, 2013

Sims Metal Management, with locations throughout much of the U.S., will pay $4.1 million to settle a lawsuit after San Francisco and Contra Costa County accused the company of purchasing stolen metal.

Senate Moving to Make Copper Theft a Federal Crime

June 13, 2013

The Senate is moving to make metal theft a federal crime.

Metal Theft Goes Big Time

Buses Stolen, Scrapped and Cut Up

GPS Devices Track the Assets

March 12, 2013

A judge has ordered the owner of a scrap yard where the remains of several stolen school buses were found held in lieu of bail on a charge unrelated to the case.

Vehicle Owner Uses GPS

Stolen Ambulances Sold for Scrap Points to More Regulation

Scrap Yards Need Oversight

February 8, 2013

More than a dozen ambulances were recovered this week in a northwest Houston scrap yard, and law enforcement officials believe the ambulances are among dozens more that were stolen. GPS in vehicles played a role.

Man Charged with Theft of 166 Manhole Covers in Florida

January 28, 2013

The cast-iron covers were worth $22,000, and the theft of manhole covers for scrap metal is a global problem as the price of metal rises.

Utah Town Aims to Arm Every Household

January 9, 2013

Teachers at Spring City, Utah's elementary school could also receive free firearm training under a proposed ordinance.

$500,000 Stolen in Duke Energy Copper Theft

November 7, 2012

A ring, which included former Duke Energy employees, made nearly a half-million dollars from selling copper wiring stolen from the utility.

Thermal Cameras Work to Detect Metal Theft, Intrusion

Sue Marquette Poremba

October 1, 2012

Like many utility companies around the country, City Utilities in Springfield, Mo., was the victim of copper theft. To protect the substations, security cameras were a must. However, providing the lighting for the cameras posed a problem.

Diane Ritchey

July 1, 2012

It turned out be the largest theft of prescription drugs in United States history, as described by the authorities, and it was intricately orchestrated and meticulously executed. The late-night operation lasted five hours, with the thieves descending into an Eli Lilly warehouse in Enfield, Conn., cutting a hole in the roof of the warehouse and lowering themselves with ropes after compromising the alarm system. Over the next five hours, they used a forklift inside the warehouse to load the drugs into a tractor-trailer and made off with approximately $80 million worth of prescription drugs, which were loaded into a truck and eventually driven to Florida.

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