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Metals Theft in the Media

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Todd Foreman
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Nothing Is Safe from Detroit Scrappers, Not Even Restaurant Bathrooms
Deadline Detroit, November 12, 2014

Suspect in wire theft arrested, thanks to recycling center's tip
Sun Sentinel, November 12, 2014

Wire thieves cause expensive headache on Macon-Bibb interstates
The Telegraph, November 11, 2014

Thieves Target Catalytic Converters for Precious Metals
Kane County Chronicle, November 7, 2014

Copper Thieves Endanger Lives on our Highways
The Winfield Daily Courier, November 3, 2014

Copper theft blacks out half of Winfield
Indianapolis Star, October 29, 2014

Duke Energy: Copper Theft Responsible for Power Outage that Affected 22,000 Customers
Port City Daily, October 28, 2014

Kentucky Agencies Combine Efforts to Stop Copper Theft
WMKY, October 27, 2014

Celebrated British Warships Being Stripped Bare for Scrap Metal
The Telegraph, October 25, 2014

Catalytic Converter Thieves Target Silver Lake for Scrap Metal
NBC 4, October 23, 2014

Grassroots Effort Needed to Reduce Metal Thefts
Gasconade County Republican, October 22, 2014

Metal Thefts Cost APS $175K
KOAT, October 16, 2014

Copper Thieves Put Power Workers in Danger in Lower Burrell
Tribune-Review, October 15, 2014

State, Scrap Metal Dealers Steeling Themselves against Theft
Holland Sentinel, October, 15, 2014

2 Delaware Men Charged with Stealing Scrap Metal from Police Barracks Construction Site
NBC 10, October 13, 2014

Police: Copper Theft Leads to Man’s Electrocution
WTNH, October 1, 2014

Arrests Solve Over Seventy Incidents of Metal Theft
YourSoutheastTexas.com, September 29, 2014

Scrap recycling company helps police catch metal thieves
Q 13 FOX, September 25, 2014

Copper Theft Forces Kids to Stay Home from Youth Center
THV11, September 8, 2014

Police Seek Public’s Help In Nabbing Copper Thieves
Franklin Reporter & Advocate, September 8, 2014

A Lack of Data Hurting Police Efforts to Stop Scrap Metal Thieves
The Morning Call, September 6, 2014

Copper theft worsened flooding?
NBC News Center 23, August 16, 2014

City Offers Rewards for Tips on Toledo's Scrap Metal Thieves
NBC24.com, August 14, 2014

DeKalb County Police, School District Officials Partner to Confront Copper Thieves
Daily Journal, August 7, 2014

Copper theft leads to Baltimore, Arundel power outages
The Baltimore Sun, August 3, 2014

Theft of power line equipment still a concern in Longview
news-jounal.com,
July 26, 2014

Thieves Target Tailgates
KETK NBC, July 25, 2014

Hit by Metal Theft, Industries Band Together in Texas
The Dallas Morning News,
July 14, 2014

Scrap Metal Thefts on the Rise
PBS NewsHour, July 12, 2014

Oklahomans Help Police Crack Down on Metal Thieves
KOCO, July 10, 2014

Scrap Metal Theft: Why It Matters
Earth 911, July 2, 2014

City Light leader fell for copper con
Seattle Times, June 25, 2014

Bend Man arrested in metal theft
The Bulletin, June 19, 2014

Largest metal theft in state history results in 12 ½ year sentence
The Seattle Times, June 13, 2014

Farmer Holds Copper Wire Theft Suspect for Police
Post-Tribune, June 4, 2014

Police: Thieves Steal $1M Worth of Copper
WPVI, June 3, 2014

The Observer, June 2, 2014
 
Tucson News Now, May 29 2014

In the News

Metals theft bill gives brass ring to criminals
The Hill
, July 23, 2013

Putting a Dent in Metal Theft
SCRAP Magazine, March/April 2013
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