Beat metal thieves with online advice
Published Date:
11 May 2008
By Georgina Morris
DEWSBURY police are offering advice online about how to avoid becoming a victim of lead theft.
In the past year Dewsbury has become a hotspot for metal thieves who have targeted homes, town centre shops and churches, including Dewsbury Minster and Thornhill Parish Church.
In the latest bid to tackle the crime trend, police have posted a video on the website YouTube featuring Kirklees crime prevention officer Roger Day.
He said: "Lead theft has always been a problem throughout the force and is going to become a bigger problem throughout the rest of the country. It's a problem primarily because construction in the Asian economies is going on at a pace which has meant there's a shortage of construction materials including lead and copper."
In the video he suggests neighbours should work together and look out for each other's property.
He also explains ways people can mark their property to make it more easily identifiable to the police.
The full article contains 164 words and appears in Dewsbury Reporter newspaper.
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Last Updated:
09 May 2008 4:23 PM
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Source:
Dewsbury Reporter
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Location:
Dewsbury
