Losing Your Mettle: is the law failing to stand up to metal theft?
New analysis on metal theft raises questions on its success and on how it has encouraged a shift from petty to large-scale organised crime.
Tag: metal theft
Scrap dealer laws come into force to target metal theft
New regulations have come into effect in England and Wales to target rogue traders who buy and sell scrap metal. From 1 October all scrap metal dealers have to apply for a licence from their local council.
Winning the war on metal thieves
Metal theft is a common, costly and fast-growing crime. The battle lines have been drawn and Government, the police and businesses are stepping up to take on the thieves.
Criminals target hi-tech items as theft from rail passengers rises
Thieves targeting smartphones and tablets have contributed to a 16 per cent rise in theft on the UK’s railway network in the last year, according to the latest figures.
Cable thieves ignite metal theft debate in Scotland
The pressure is mounting on the Scottish Government to push through new regulations to clamp down on metal thieves after extensive cable theft disrupted train services.
Metal marking trial combats targeting of electricity substations
A pioneering metal marking process is being trialled in Wigan at a cost of £170,000 to crack down on metal theft from substations.
Lead theft shot down by new ballistic technology
Trace-in-Metal Ltd has launched an answer to the on-going problem of lead theft from heritage buildings. The new technology uses air rifles to fire non-melting, coded microdots into lead to scare rogue traders from dealing in stolen metal.
Railway cable thieves face prison following police investigations
Two Romanian nationals have been jailed for a total of almost five years after pleading guilty to stealing more than 200 metres of railway cable.
Major drop in cable theft as rail network wins the war on thieves
New official industry figures show the number of metal and cable theft incidents across the UK railway network dropped by two thirds in the last year.
Bridge forced to shut as thieves strip 900m of stainless steel wire
A bridge in South Wales has been forced to close for several weeks on safety grounds after thieves stole huge sections of the structure.
