As the price of copper wire went up in the USA and internationally (by more than 5 times in the mid 2000’s), copper wire thefts have increased as well. One government study estimated that $1 billion worth of copper wire is stolen each year in the USA. Theft of copper wire has become a much […]
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How To Catch Copper Thieves Stealing Copper Wire!
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 […]