Ahwatukee businesses gather to discuss metal theft
A community forum to discuss metal theft was held Thursday night at Pecos Community Center. The theft of non-ferrous metals, those not attracted to magnets, has risen dramatically since 2003, officials said. And the cost to businesses and communities can be heavy. “Metal theft has become a big problem throughout the community, throughout the nation, actually internationally,” Sgt. Theresa Clark of the Phoenix Police Department’s Metal Theft Unit said. Clark described the “ABCs” of metal theft: aluminum, brass and copper. Copper, she said, has the highest...
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