Rash of Copper Thefts Reported in Lakewood
Detectives are looking into whether the thefts are related.
The value of copper is on the rise, which means so are copper thefts. Lakewood police are investigating a string of copper thefts around the city during the past several weeks. There were six reported copper thefts — mostly from vacant homes — in January. And there have already been a few this month. It could be a crime of opportunity, committed by several thieves — or it could be a trend, said police chief Timothy Malley. “They could be the same person,” he said. “We are working some leads on one of the cases.” Malley said that nearly all of the homes involved were vacant. “Fortunately we have less of a market with less vacant homes than several years ago,” he added, noting that the value of copper is on the rise. On of the homes …
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Corey Livingston
9:56 am on Monday, February 18, 2013
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