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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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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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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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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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Saturday, June 18, 2011
A South Carolina measure meant to discourage thieves from gutting air conditioning units and farm irrigation systems to resell the copper has been signed into law.
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Thursday, June 02, 2011
A South Carolina bill banning cash payments for copper appears one vote away from Gov. Nikki Haley's desk.
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Thursday, May 19, 2011
Florence County deputies arrested James Cranford, 28, Thomas Garrett Rogers, 22, both of Hartsville Wednesday. They charged both men with two counts of Malicious Injury to Telephone, Telegraph or Electric Utility System and Grand Larceny.
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Friday, May 06, 2011
Horry County police say, on Thursday, a large amount of copper was stolen from Next Step Partners at 3701 Waccamaw Blvd just outside Myrtle Beach.
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