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Wessex Water warns metal thefts 'risk civil emergency'
30th January 2012A 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
27th January 2012An 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
27th January 2012Metal 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
27th December 2011Metal theft has reached "epidemic" proportions in Britain with more than 1,000 offences taking place every week, according to official figures obtained by The Daily Telegraph.
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Man with severe burns suspected of metal theft
12th November 2011Man left with electrocution-type injuries after thieves allegedly target an electricity substation in the West Midlands
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Metal theft 'epidemic one of biggest threat to UK's heritage'
22nd October 2011Thieves have stolen the roof from one of the most significant medieval ecclesiastical ruins in Britain amid warnings the metal theft “epidemic” is becoming the biggest threat to the country’s heritage.
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Metal theft – the crime wave bringing the UK to a standstill
29th September 2011The theft of metal from railway lines throughout the country was responsible for 6,088 hours of delays in 2010, according to National Rail, the company responsible for the UK’s rail infrastructure.
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Metal theft is not a 'victimless' crime
29th July 2011Metal theft is not a victimless crime, the British Transport Police (BTP) has said on a day of national action to highlight the act.
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Day of action launched to tackle metal thefts
29th July 2011Metal thefts have become one of the UK’s fastest growing crimes and a direct attack on communities, according to the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO).
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SOCA Alert
28th July 2011Criminal use of Residential and Commercial Properties This Amber SOCA Alerts product is issued by the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) in collaboration with partners. It warns of dangers and threats from serious organised criminality Click below to...
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