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Wessex Water warns metal thefts 'risk civil emergency'

Wessex Water warns metal thefts 'risk civil emergency'

30th January 2012

A civil emergency is "inevitable" if the rise in cable theft continues, Wessex Water has warned.

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Metal theft won't be stopped by banning cash transactions

Metal theft won't be stopped by banning cash transactions

27th January 2012

An estimated 15,000 tonnes of metal was stolen in the UK last year. Half of this was from the metals recycling industry itself

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Transport Police in Scotland combat metal theft threat

Transport Police in Scotland combat metal theft threat

27th January 2012

Metal theft has become one of the top priorities of British Transport Police (BTP), second only to the threat of terrorism.

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1,000 metal thefts every week as growing 'menace' blights Britain

1,000 metal thefts every week as growing 'menace' blights Britain

27th December 2011

Metal theft has reached "epidemic" proportions in Britain with more than 1,000 offences taking place every week, according to official...

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