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December 20, 2012

How to keep thieves off your jobsite

  • Ralph Renick, owner of Stop-a-Theft, said there are new ways of identifying stolen property like data dots.
    • By LUCY BODILLY
    Special to the Journal

    Image courtesy of WSDOT Alaskan Way Viaduct Project [enlarge]
    Electrical wiring like this is especially attractive to thieves because of the high price of copper.

    All that glitters is not gold, especially on a construction site. Other metals — especially copper, brass and steel — draw the attention of thieves because their prices have soared in recent years.


     
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