Fire investigators in southwest Ohio believe scrappers stealing metal are to blame for a warehouse fire in early January. Springfield Fire Marshal Brian Miller says they believe the scrappers were using a blowtorch that sparked the fire at the warehouse …
Authorities are investigating the theft of 30 bronze vases from a Norman cemetery, and officials say more than 200 other vases have been stolen recently in central Oklahoma. Cleveland County Sheriff Joe Lester told the Norman Transcript that 30 vases …
A major electricity provider in northeast Ohio is installing special security fencing and thermal-imaging cameras at some substations to keep out would-be metal thieves. Akron-based FirstEnergy is spending $15 million this year on such efforts to strength security at substations …
Police in Bessemer City, N.C., are looking for thieves that have taken about 30 manhole covers in the past week. The Gaston Gazette reported the stolen manhole covers are valued at about $90 each. The first thefts were discovered Dec. …
The opening of a popular St. Paul, Minn., ice rink may be delayed after thieves stole copper pipes. Thieves stole 64 copper pipes from the rink outside the Phalen Recreation Center over the weekend. A St. Paul Parks and Recreation …
Thieves in two South Texas cities have been taking something unusual: storm drain covers. Pharr has had 35 inlet and storm drain covers stolen over the past week. In nearby Brownsville, officials have reported 62 missing inlet covers and one …
Metal thieves are targeting Modesto, Calif., fire hydrants, putting residents at risk and costing the city thousands of dollars. The Modesto Bee says the thieves turn off the water, remove 10 to 12 large bolts and haul away the 100-pound …
Metal thieves have hauled away aluminum bleachers and irrigation pipes at a popular Sa Francisco, Calif., park. The San Francisco Chronicle says the brazen thieves also tried to steal the metal frames of soccer goals at Crocker-Amazon Park. The city …
Metal thieves used a sledgehammer to smash a California church stained-glass window and steal a cross and other religious items. Fresno police say they have recovered most of the items taken from St. Therese Roman Catholic Church. Father Michael Burchfield …
New Mexico is targeting thieves stealing brass, bronze, copper, steel, metal beer kegs, catalytic converters from automobiles and even manhole covers. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security estimates criminals who steal metals are costing New Mexico businesses $1.5 million every …