Copper in A/C units targeted by thieves across the country
With copper prices nearly tripling over the past year and demand for a variety of metals skyrocketing throughout the world, thieves have seized a crime of opportunity: raiding commercial and residential A/C units for their copper tubing.
While no official statistics exist, news reports indicate that this crime has occurred in several states, ranging from Hawaii to North Carolina. Reports indicate that A/C units in Texas, Oregon, Colorado, Kentucky, Nebraska, Indiana, Kansas, Alabama, Ohio Arkansas, Tennessee, California, and North and South Carolina, have been raided for their copper.