A number of years ago (~15?) there was a rash of thefts of copper downspouts in the neighborhood. Many houses (ours included) and St. Andrew's Church were hit. A middle aged guy from Morningside was eventually arrested for the thefts. His hearings kept getting put off, so I never did find out the final disposition of the case. At any rate, yes, the value of scrap copper is high enough for someone to attempt this. Regards, Bill Ghrist -----Original Message----- From: Michelle Butler <mmb5@pitt.edu> Sent: Sep 20, 2005 12:43 PM To: "Sweeney, Dan" <Dan.Sweeney@dynavoxtech.com> Cc: neighborhood@highlandpark.pgh.pa.us Subject: Re: [Highland Park] Strange plant coincidences Speaking of strange thefts, the gutter downspout was stolen off our garage. Has anyone else had a problem like this? Is perhaps the cost of recycled metal high enough to make this a profitable crime? It seemed awfully weird to us. Michelle Butler ________________________________________ PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com