WHILE remembering that anyone arrested yesterday is absolutely innocent until proven guilty, it is heartening to see police tackling the scourge of metal theft.
It has gone from petty pilfering to an industrial scale problem, with seemingly anything fair game for crooks – even when it is nailed down.
Earlier this month a gang was jailed after attempting to steal copper cable from a sub-station at Grenoble Road, which could have blacked out the entire city. It’s a menace and police have to get on top of it.
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