Trendspotting: Copper Thievery

As part of Philadelphia Will Do’s commitment to bringing you the latest in hot trends, I bring you the latest:

9/26/06:

Theft: Edgely Rd., overnight, Sat, 5 rolls of copper wire, no value given.

9/27/06:

Theft: PECO substation, Mill Creek Rd., time/date unknown, 4 rolls of copper, chainsaw, gas grill from trailers, $1,350 value.

10/5/06:

Man charged in theft of $6,700 in copper

A man who police said posed as an employee of a New Britain roofing and siding company was charged Tuesday with stealing $6,700 worth of copper on five occasions from Bradco Supply at Route 309 and Park Drive.

Steven Dumon, 25, who has no fixed address, was charged after he tried to steal a sixth truckload of copper at 2:38 p.m. Tuesday, police said. Police said Dumon had never been employed by the roofing and siding company.

A Bradco manager who recognized Dumon from previous “purchases” that were never paid for called the roofing and siding company after Dumon requested 500 pounds of copper. The manager was told that Dumon had never worked for the company. When the manager confronted him, Dumon left a truck he had apparently borrowed from a Quakertown woman and ran off into the woods.

He was found by a police canine unit and charged with attempted theft, theft by deception and receiving stolen property.

Yesterday:

Copper tubing stolen: An estimated $5,800 worth of three-quarter-inch copper tubing was stolen over the weekend from the Pennland Construction site on Scott Road just north of Smith School Road, said Bedminster police. Seventeen coils, totaling 1,700 feet and each individually boxed, were taken from a locked storage container, said Officer Brian Pfaff.

If you want to be hip, be sure to go steal some copper tonight.