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A detroit police department copper theft task force has been aggressive in weeding out small time illegal neighborhood scrap operations.
You can read our roof alarm case study to see how one church s roof alarm successfully prevented metal theft on three separate occasions our risk management specialists have put together a metal theft checklist for churches and pccs to follow.
It s a huge frustration.
Reporting theft of metal or other artefacts will ensure an immediate alert to auction houses museums and crime prevention agencies.
The church s organ worth r3m was also damaged because of a leaking roof as a result of the copper theft.
The damage is worth hundreds of rands.
Copper ripped from historic detroit church causing 200k in damages background st.
Police say the thief would have needed a vehicle to remove the copper.
The theft at the palisades church which apparently occurred wednesday night or thursday morning was at least the second significant theft of copper reported in the district last week.
Matthew catholic church a long standing edifice anchoring detroit s far east side on the corner of harper and whittier was the victim of vandals and thieves on the weekend of october 6th 2019.
The damage to the roof is now causing water to leak through into the church.
St mary s church was destroyed after the 1941 blitz with its rebuild completed in 1953 when the copper was first fitted.
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Vandals strip copper from detroit church damage roof.
A priest at a detroit church says thieves targeted st.
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The church buildings council has published guidance intended to protect church treasures and set up crime alert.
A church in northampton recently had a large section of copper roofing stolen causing significant damage.