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S.C. works to crack down on copper thieves (update: law takes effect)

By Ken Hawkins on Sunday, 14 August 2011 - 10:13am
Update August 11: The new law that adds regulation to track the buying and selling of scrap metal goes into effect on Wednesday, August 17. The bill, of course, aims to slow rampant copper and other metal thefts that were easy to take and sell off... More

Thieves steal $4K worth of copper from Berkeley Electric Cooperative (update: arrests)

By Amanda Click on Wednesday, 30 March 2011 - 6:14am
Update March 30: Three in their early 20s have been arrested on charges of second-degree burglary in the case.Head on over to The Post and Courier for more details and some context on the still rampant problems of copper theft in South... More

Copper thief strikes sheriff's office, makes off with over $7K of wiring (update: arrest in copper heists)

By Amanda Click on Monday, 24 January 2011 - 8:50am
Update January 24: In an at least topically related case, a trio of Orangeburg County cousins have been accused in a string of copper heists.As of right now they appear to have only been charged in three break-ins at electric companies in the county... More
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