Scrap Metal Thieves' Strangest Pursuits
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 07:49 AM EDT
Stealing of steel, copper or lead objects for the purpose of selling them as scrap metal increased during the financial crisis - to such an extent that South Africa's Chamber of Commerce started publishing a Copper Theft Barometer each month. Some strange objects stolen to be sold as scrap metal include warheads, shopping carts or a church roof. Click ahead to find out more.