Authorities in southwestern Illinois’ St. Clair County say thieves who are targeting homes that are being built have stolen materials worth more than $500,000 in recent months. Sheriff Rick Watson tells the Belleville News-Democrat that the culprits have made off …
Ohio has begun testing a scrap metal sales database in its effort to curb widespread metal thefts. The Dayton Daily News reports that the Ohio Department of Public Safety is working with selected dealers to input sales information that could …
Phone lines and Internet connections were down for the Kentucky court system for about two days after police say thieves cut the lines looking for recyclable material. A spokeswoman for the Kentucky Court of Justice, Leigh Anne Hiatt, says the …
Scrap metal thieves have grabbed a pair of fire hydrants from the streets of Irvine. Though it’s still a rare crime in the Orange County city, it’s the second time in three weeks that hydrants were unbolted. The Orange County …
Police in Braintree and Quincy, Mass., are on the lookout for thieves who have been prying iron grates out of streets and leaving storm drains open to unsuspecting bicyclists and pedestrians. Braintree Mayor Joseph Sullivan last week warned residents to …
Waterbury fire officials say a gas leak that forced the evacuation of an apartment building was caused by scrap metal thieves who accidentally cut through a live gas line. The Republican-American of Waterbury reports the pipe was cut inside a …
A large model of an American jetfighter has mysteriously disappeared from a small Dutch museum and its owners are hoping pranksters rather than scrap metal thieves are responsible for what they call the “jetnapping.” Edwin van Brakel, chairman of the …