SF man provides window into lucrative copper thefts

[zbang]

Interesting article about why someone might steal copper or other metals:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/06/03/MN0F1OHQAU.DTL

It's gotten so bad that some home builders adopted a rule: All copper wire and pipe must be covered or buried the day it is installed.

"The message is out there," said Brian Wall, vice president of operations for Creative Security Co. in San Jose, which helps property owners protect against copper theft. "If I was a crook, would I want to burglarize a home, rob a bank or steal copper?

"If you look at the penalties versus the success rates, go for the copper," said Wall, a former police officer in Daly City. "The punishment is minimal. The success rate is high."

How many jobs have a "close-in" rule? I can see that puts a lot of pressure on trade coordination.

 

[kwired]

Interesting article about why someone might steal copper or other metals:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/06/03/MN0F1OHQAU.DTL



How many jobs have a "close-in" rule? I can see that puts a lot of pressure on trade coordination.

If you can't close it in you can always provide other additional security.

Covering immediately only makes it harder to rip it out, not impossible.

A few pit bull's to protect the place may be a deterrent.:happyyes: May keep the contractors away too so they need removed before the work day begins.

Anti-personnel mines will work too, and often will make tracking down the intruder much less of a task

 

[celtic]

Sheetrock is kyrptonite to copper thieves :lol: