There is a major league shopping mall on the north side of Milwaukee that was vacant for about a year, as all of the anchor stores had pulled out and moved to the 'burbs - thieves went so far as to rent a crane and remove all the AC units off the roof and haul them away on flatbed tractor trailers in broad daylight.
No one thought anything about it, until the owners noticed the damage from the gaping holes in the roof a few months later. Dan --- andrew strasfogel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > One wonders at point thieves will break into cash > registers in order to > steal the copper PENNIES and leave behind the > worthless paper money (US$$). > > On Dec 19, 2007 1:39 PM, Christopher McCann > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > We had 3 a/c units hit at work a few months back. > Just yesterday, a bishop > > in Argentina that works with us (we publish > Catholic books) let us know that > > there is no point in calling as "they" have stolen > the phone lines AGAIN - > > obviously for the copper. That was in Argentina. > So, it seems to be a > > world-wide phenomenon. > > > > Chris > > > > > > Bill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Had > breakfast with my pastor last > > week; thought he looked a bit like someone > > who had a bad day or so. Turns out thieves > destroyed 6 AC units from > > the > > church the morning before - including three we > just had replaced for about > > $15k. $33k damage this time [$5k deductable]. > From talking to the police > > it seems that is going on a lot around here. One > church under > > construction > > in our area had 12 units demolished, replaced > them, and lost the 12 again > > 2 > > days later. We have been trying to come up with > good ways to make theft > > harder, but that is lots of $$ also. I'm thinking > a large rattlesnake in > > each unit might do the trick. A couple of guys > with a smoke wrench or a > > decent cutter can get into about anything. Too > bad I don't have any use > > for 6 compressors . Is that sort of thing going > on in the rest of the > > country also? My guess is that the thieves made > @$600 on the scrap copper > > for all the damage they caused. Bummer. > > > > BillR > > > > Jacksonville FL > > > > 1981 300SD 297k miles, and happy it is not made > of copper. > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new parts see official list sponsor: > http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > -1985 300SD, 369K km, "Wulf" > > -1992 350 Ram Wagon, 1 Ton, 58K mi, "Der > Abschleppwagen" > > -1975 240D manual, W115, "Projekt-Wagen 1" > > -1980 300SD, W116, "Projekt-Wagen 2" > > -1985 300Dt, W123, "Projekt-Wagen 3" > > -1984 300Dt, W123, "Projekt-Wagen 4" > > > > --------------------------------- > > Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them > fast with Yahoo! > > Search. > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new parts see official list sponsor: > http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: > http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
