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Copper Theft
Uniting against utility thefts
Thieves are being warned they will be caught “green- handed” if they steal copper from United Utilities’ electricity substations.
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Date: 29/09/2009
Source: The Bolton News
Author: Unknown
Lead thefts down
Improved security and a fall in metal prices have seen lead theft from Notts churches falling.
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Date: 03/09/2009
Source: Evening Post (Nottingham)
Author: Unknown
Nationwide church protection
More than 30,000 of Britain’s 44,000 churches are now using SmartWater to defend church roofs against lead thieves.
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Date: 23/08/2009
Source: The Sunday Times
Author: Unknown
Scrap yard hunt for stolen metal
Officers are visiting scrap-yards across the Northamptonshire as part of Operation Pilfer - an initiative launched last March in an effort to curb spiraling thefts of metals, particularly from church roofs.
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Date: 19/08/2009
Source: Northampton Chronicle & Echo
Author: Unknown
Bishop calls for SmartWater checks
The next Bishop of Shrewsbury has used his first tour of Shropshire to call for scrap metal dealers to be to be made to check for SmartWater as a condition of their licence.
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Date: 06/08/2009
Source: Press Release
Author: Dave Reynolds
SmartWater protects Bus stops
Bus stops are being targeted by thieves who are dismantling them for their scrap metal.
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Date: 01/07/2009
Source: Evening Chronicle (Newcastle)
Author: Unknown
Warning to Teesdale metal thieves
Thieves who target rural communities in Teesdale beware — the police are on to you.
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Date: 03/06/2009
Source: Teesdale Mercury
Author: Unknown
Void property warning
Landlords are being urged to be vigilant after a spate of burglaries at empty properties in areas of Sunderland.
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Date: 20/04/2009
Source: Sunderland Echo
Author: Unknown
Hi tech bid to reduce metal thefts
AN INVISIBLE chemical is to be used to catch metal thieves.
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Date: 14/10/2008
Source: The Argus
Author: Unknown
*PRESS RELEASE* - METAL THEFT DOWN 30 PER CENT IN STOCKTON
A Cleveland Police operation to clamp down on thieves stealing metal then trading it in at local scrap yards has been hailed a success.
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Date: 01/10/2008
Source: SmartWater Technology Ltd
Author: Dave Reynolds