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Copper Theft
New bid to tackle roof raids
Police are marking lead on buildings with the same identification tags as televisions and DVD players after a spate of metal thefts in the North East.
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Date: 01/05/2008
Source: The Newcastle Journal
Author: Unknown
Smart way to beat lead thieves
Churches in Crosby are fighting back against thieves who have been stealing lead from roofs.
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Date: 17/04/2008
Source: Crosby Herald
Author: Unknown
Health chiefs act to prevent thefts
Health chiefs in the city have turned to an innovative crime- fighting tool to protect NHS buildings
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Date: 03/04/2008
Source: Coventry Observer
Author: Unknown
Church set to outsmart lead thieves
Thieves who stripped hundreds of pounds worth of lead from a church could be in for a shock the metal was protected by cutting edge forensic technology.
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Date: 02/04/2008
Source: Brentwood Gazette
Author: Unknown
Move to deter Metal thieves
A master craftsman from York has been involved in an innovative new scheme to protect the region’s churches from metal thieves.
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Date: 27/02/2008
Source: The York Press
Author: Unknown
On the trail of metal thieves
Police carrying out a day of action against scrap metal thieves found a surprise haul of suspicious lead during random spot-checks.
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Date: 07/02/2008
Source: Leicester Mail
Author: Unknown
Combating church metal theft epidemic
Methodist insurance has teamed up with forensic security experts SmartWater Technology in a bid to protect its insured Methodist churches nationwide from metal thieves.
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Date: 31/01/2008
Source: Methodist Recorder
Author: Unknown
Lives at risk in hot metal raids
A national day of action took place yesterday to try to halt the spiraling number of thefts of metals which have been directly linked to their soaring price due to unprecedented worldwide demand for raw materials.
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Date: 29/01/2008
Source: Telegraph & Argus
Author: Unknown
Lead haul pleases police
Police carrying out a day of action against scrap metal thieves found a surprise haul of suspicious lead during random spot-checks.
The lead was discovered yesterday after officers pulled over a car making its way towards a scrap metal yard in Wigston.
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Date: 29/01/2008
Source: Leicester Mercury
Author: Unknown
Water torture for metal thieves
Thieves who ransack empty houses are being traced with the help of a hi-tech tactic.
East Durham Homes is working with police to try and prevent metal being swiped from empty properties, after declaring the losses as a “serious problem”.
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Date: 28/01/2008
Source: Peterlee Mail
Author: Mark Thompson