Thieves Shift from Banks to Copper and Nickel Companies

Weekly crime reports show that incidents of metal robberies and burglaries are keeping police enforcers very busy.

Millions of pounds worth of high grade nickel and copper were reportedly taken from the storage room of  the Henry Bath & Son company located in Liverpool in May. Law enforcers reveal that the stolen goods might have been transferred separately around UK just after the stealing incident.

A private investigator will not be surprised with this since this kind of crime has fast become notorious in society, especially in Britain. Ever since, banks were the main subjects of robberies. However, since the banks now use CCTV and other anti-robbing facilities, banks have become difficult to penetrate.

Seasoned thieves were then forced to change what their source of income. The next options available were stealing in industrial buildings or stealing in the web. Stealing using the World Wide Web as venue takes skill and a period of time to learn. It's not in any way similar to the way you stole banks as means of livelihood.

Industrial targets on the other hand, are different. They are much easier prey than the internet users if you are used to bank robbery. Renowned copper contractor, London Metal Exchange  value copper at USD 6,674 per metric tonne while nickel range at USD 19,394 per metric tonne. This means that copper and nickel are getting expensive nowadays, and big countries like China contract these metals to make electronics.

Copper is now a very popular target among any robber whether individual or by a band. There many are instances now where copper pipings in homes and even railways are being cut away by professional burglars.

Just this month, the South Yorkshire Police got 13 people behind the bars for various kinds of metal theft. The south Yorkshire pointed out electricity substations, high buildings and railways as common places for metal robbers.

The builder's industry is a big target for professional thievery. JCB's and heavy machineries are also subject for stealing. However, technologies utilised by private investigators such as GPS tracking, you can make your company less criminal friendly.

State of the art devices and procedures make it easier for the police to find stolen metals. Hundreds are being arrested everyday, but the thefts are steadily increasing. Getting an insurance for what you are storing is highly advisable, along with tight security measures and cooperation with police authorities.