The man had a police scanner, which indicates to me he has cost a lot of people a lot of money with his thefts. It’s not his first time. Other people have struggled and suffered to cover the cost of what this man and others like him stole.
I remember a woman on Fox the other day, devastated because someone stole her daughter’s memorial plaque. As with all stolen goods, the money the thief gets is small compared to what the owner has to pay to replace.
I don’t have that much sympathy.
I’ll bet this rash of copper and brass thefts has more than just a little to do with illegal immigration.
The problem is not with the thieves, but with shady recycling places that accept things like obvious grave markers. No market -- no thieves.