Thieves carting off copper leave behind a deadly trap for a homeowner in Onawa, Iowa. Copper Thieves break into commercial and personal construction websites and strip out each and every ounce of copper overnight. They swipe pipes from abandoned warehouses.
Church buildings and residences are broken into for copper air conditioning unit coils, leading to tens of thousands of dollars worth of damage for several hundred dollars of discarded metal. Thieves are increasingly turning to the highest high quality sources of copper- power substations, utility poles and electrical boxes.
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The wiring being stolen from electrical substations is really a protective safeguard for the employees working in a substation to prevent them from becoming shocked and injured. The wires are created to direct present away from the rest of the substation, reducing the likelihood of electrocution and to help stop equipment failure. The effect of copper theft on utility companies is both costly and hazardous because of supplies loss, transformer damage, and customer power loss.
Damaged transformers and substations can cost anywhere from $500,000 to $11 million to repair or replace. Some thieves may only be looking for “easy” though illegal ways to support their family. But numerous law enforcement and electric co-op officials see a a lot darker side. They think drug addicts are responsible for much of the issue. Copper thieves are having an impact on the cost of electricity, house construction and private companies. Ultimately that impact will impact your pocket.
Regular citizens can play an important role in reducing copper theft by calling 911 and reporting suspicious activity around construction websites. Copper thieves are threatening US crucial infrastructure by targeting electrical sub-stations, cellular towers, telephone land lines, railroads, water wells, construction websites, and vacant homes for lucrative profits.
The theft of copper from all of these targets disrupts the flow of electricity, telecommunications, transportation, water supply, heating, and security and emergency services and presents a risk to both public safety and national security. Copper thieves primarily target vacant areas such as empty buildings, foreclosed properties, construction sites and unoccupied homes.
They are mainly stealing copper wire from air conditioners, plumbing, wiring, cables and sprinkler systems. Because the burglars rip wires out of walls or break plumbing apart, they tend to trigger costly damage. Thieves break into commercial and private construction sites and strip out every ounce of copper overnight.
They steal pipes from abandoned warehouses. Churches and homes are broken into for copper air conditioner coils, causing tens of thousands of dollars worth of damage for a few hundred dollars of scrap metal.
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