Article: Copper thieves loot cemeteries in Australia

Article: NSW: Copper thieves caught in the act, police ...
AAP General News (Australia);  December 20, 2007 ;     362 words ... ... 20-2007 NSW: Copper thieves caught in the act ... SYDNEY, Dec 20 AAP - Copper thieves have been caught ... NSW government said copper thieves were targeting cemeteries ... to sell as scrap. Energy Minister Ian Macdonald said ...

Article: NSW: Copper thieves turn tomb raiders
AAP General News (Australia);  December 18, 2007 ;     259 words ... ... General News (Australia) 12-18-2007 NSW: Copper thieves turn tomb raiders Copper thieves have turned tomb raiders .. with cemeteries ... metal to sell as scrap. New South Wales Energy Minister IAN MACDONALD says the surging demand for ...

Article: Australian copper thieves loot cemeteries
AP Worldstream;  December 18, 2007 ;     406 words ...Australian copper thieves have turned tomb raiders, pilfering plaques and vases from cemeteries ... US$6,446; 4,482) per metric ton, New South Wales state Energy Minister Ian Macdonald said. We are even seeing problems at cemeteries ...

Article: Australia Copper Thieves Loot Cemeteries
AP Online;  December 18, 2007 ;     540 words ...Australian copper thieves have turned tomb raiders, pilfering plaques and vases from cemeteries ... 6,450 for slightly more than a ton, New South Wales state Energy Minister Ian Macdonald said. We are even seeing problems at cemeteries ...

Article: Copper thieves short-circuit Valley's freeway ...
Tribune (Mesa, AZ);  July 30, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... roads have gone dark at night because copper thieves have ripped out the wires that bring ... last weeks, or in some cases months. Copper thieves hit freeways especially hard -- up ... you can make the assumption that copper thieves have struck," Nintzel said. Thefts ...

Article: Copper thieves testing state's mettle.
Tulsa World (Tulsa, OK);  September 2, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... combine their efforts to help catch copper thieves who have caused several power outages ... outages in Tulsa have been blamed on copper thieves. Edmondson said legislators likely ... he said, adding that a number of copper thieves are also methamphetamine users. Edmondson ...

Article: Vic: Copper thieves shutting down Melbourne's ...
AAP General News (Australia);  November 22, 2006 ;     463 words ... ... Australia) 11-22-2006 Vic: Copper thieves shutting down Melbourne ... Ede MELBOURNE, Nov 22 AAP - Copper thieves are causing major disruptions ... world were being targeted by copper thieves. "We have had more than ...