Surge in Copper Theft Continues for Churches

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"A surge in U. S. copper thefts has continued throughout the summer.

“We've had copper robberies since forever, but we've seen a spike so far this summer," says a police officer in a recent Reuters article. Fueling more thefts: the rising value of copper during the summer. Since we last wrote on copper theft in late May, the price of a pound of the industrial metal has gone up around $31—from around $412 to $443.

Churches are a major target for these thefts...." To read more, click here.