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News for the Carolinas
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Saturday, April 06, 2013
Although tougher laws have been passed, officials in South Carolina say metal robbers continue to plague homeowners, churches, government agencies and utilities.
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Sunday, December 30, 2012
A large industrial spool of copper wire estimated at $65,000 was stolen from Nucor Steel between 1 and 3 a.m. Sunday, according to Andy Locklair with the Darlington County Sheriff's Office.
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Saturday, September 08, 2012
The Florence County Sheriff's Office arrested Demetrius Autreli McDowell, 21, of Timmonsville after deputies say they caught him committing a crime.
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Friday, September 07, 2012
Copper thieves struck three of Marlboro Electric's substations in Dillon County in August, causing more than $23,000 in damages.
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Dillon police say they staked out Miller's Electric and Plumbling's outdoor storage unit and caught a man trying to steal an air conditioner for copper, Tuesday night.
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012
A couple, who we are not identifying, were given a reward for information they provided that led to the conviction of one of three men who stole copper from WPDE's transmission tower in 2010.
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Dillon County deputies say two churches have been hit by copper thieves in the past week.
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Thursday, October 13, 2011
Police say thieves are risking their lives by stealing copper from electrical substations.
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Thursday, October 06, 2011
A new law requiring buyers and sellers of non-ferrous scrap metals to obtain state permits has kept officials in the Horry County Sheriff's office busier than they expected to be.
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Wednesday, August 17, 2011
South Carolina's new copper theft law went into effect today. It comes on the heels of a rise in copper thefts in our state. The law includes all non-ferrous metals which simply means metals not containing significant quantities of iron or steel or non-magnetic.
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Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Starting Wednesday, you could register in Horry County to move and sell metals like copper.
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Friday, June 24, 2011
Marlboro County deputies charged Michael Lee Caulder, 28, of Bennettsville, with multiple counts of Burglary, Malicious Damage to Property and Larceny. They charged Robert Christopher Hampton, 20, of Bennettsville with Obstruction of Justice.
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Thursday, June 23, 2011
Three men stole cable and copper wire from WPDE NewsChannel 15's transmission tower on Pee Dee Church Road in Dillon County early Tuesday morning.
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Thursday, June 23, 2011
The WPDE office in Florence was the target of copper thieves, most likely sometime on Wednesday.
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