| Weekly crime reports show that incidents of | | | | means that copper and nickel are getting |
| metal robberies and burglaries are keeping police | | | | expensive nowadays, and big countries like China |
| enforcers very busy. | | | | contract these metals to make electronics. |
| Millions of pounds worth of high grade nickel and | | | | Copper is now a very popular target among any |
| copper were reportedly taken from the storage | | | | robber whether individual or by a band. There |
| room of the Henry Bath & Son company located | | | | many are instances now where copper pipings in |
| in Liverpool in May. Law enforcers reveal that the | | | | homes and even railways are being cut away by |
| stolen goods might have been transferred | | | | professional burglars. |
| separately around UK just after the stealing | | | | Just this month, the South Yorkshire Police got 13 |
| incident. | | | | people behind the bars for various kinds of metal |
| A private investigator will not be surprised with | | | | theft. The south Yorkshire pointed out electricity |
| this since this kind of crime has fast become | | | | substations, high buildings and railways as common |
| notorious in society, especially in Britain. Ever since, | | | | places for metal robbers. |
| banks were the main subjects of robberies. | | | | The builder's industry is a big target for |
| However, since the banks now use CCTV and | | | | professional thievery. JCB's and heavy machineries |
| other anti-robbing facilities, banks have become | | | | are also subject for stealing. However, |
| difficult to penetrate. | | | | technologies utilised by private investigators such |
| Seasoned thieves were then forced to change | | | | as GPS tracking, you can make your company |
| what their source of income. The next options | | | | less criminal friendly. |
| available were stealing in industrial buildings or | | | | State of the art devices and procedures make it |
| stealing in the web. Stealing using the World Wide | | | | easier for the police to find stolen metals. |
| Web as venue takes skill and a period of time to | | | | Hundreds are being arrested everyday, but the |
| learn. It's not in any way similar to the way you | | | | thefts are steadily increasing. Getting an insurance |
| stole banks as means of livelihood. | | | | for what you are storing is highly advisable, along |
| Industrial targets on the other hand, are different. | | | | with tight security measures and cooperation with |
| They are much easier prey than the internet | | | | police authorities. |
| users if you are used to bank robbery. Renowned | | | | The author had previously requested the aid of a |
| copper contractor, London Metal Exchange value | | | | private detective working in a London detective |
| copper at USD 6,674 per metric tonne while | | | | agency to help resolve her insurance fraud |
| nickel range at USD 19,394 per metric tonne. This | | | | problem. |