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Report File ID: VA10030509383676

Report Type: Theft Report

Report Title: 20,000pounds copper missing roanoke va

Approval Status: approvalPositive Broadcast: 03/05/2010 09:38:37 AM

Date and Time of Theft

March 5, 2010 0800

Location of Theft

Country	City	State/Prov	ZIP/Post Code
US	roanoke	VA	24013

Material Involved

Metal - Ferrous (iron, cast iron)
Metal - Copper, Brass
Metal - Aluminum
Metal - Nickel, Stainless Steel, Alloys
Metal - Other (precious metals, unknown)

Electronics
Paper (office paper,
cardboard)
Plastics

Radioactive Source

Detailed Description of the Material

wrapped wire copper with black covering 1-750 size with 60 plus braided strands 2-size 500 with 35plus braided strands 2,500foot all together theft toook place over a weekend or past month.

Value: 70,000.00

Photographs

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Copper photos

Law Enforcement Information

Investigation Status: 1
Police Dept. Name: Roanoke City Police Department
Phone: (540) 853-5315	Fax:	Email: edward.hopkins@roanokeva.gov
Officer/Investigator Name: E L Hopkins Detective
Case Identifier: 10-022392

Additional Comments

How You Can Help

Should you encounter (or if you have encountered) someone trying to sell this material, contact your local police immediately. Additionally, please contact the police department identified as handling the theft investigation.
Please share this theft alert with your local law enforcement and with other scrap yards in your area.
If you are involved in the recovery of this material and/or the arrest of a suspect, please respond by e-mail to theftalert@isri.org.

It is always helpful to law enforcement to have as much information as possible, including details about those attempting to sell the material and about the vehicle they are driving

Finished

September 9, 2010

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