Another Copper Thieves Story
The media can't get enough of the stories about thieves stealing copper from foreclosed homes or otherwise abandoned property.
A May 14, 2008 article in The Boston Globe talks about an "epidemic" of thefts.
"Scrap copper, which sold for about 75 cents a pound a decade ago, now sells for more than $3 a pound. Demand from countries with rapidly growing economies, such as China, has pushed up the price."
Shouldn't the stories be about what kind of loser breaks into a home, tears out walls and cuts out copper pipe for $3 a pound?
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