So for instance if some copper gutters are stolen from a work site the investigating authorities could use the marker to help find the material if the thief is trying to sell it to a scrap yard for cash.
Copper gutters stolen.
In a neighborhood comprised of early 19th century houses known as college hill the use of copper gutters and downspouts is the norm.
These thieves then take their bounty to scrap metal yards which pay money for the gutters and sell the metal to manufacturers who recycle it into new products.
Recently my neighborhood in easton pennsylvania has seen a spike in crimes of thieves yanking downspouts off houses and selling them to scrap yards to make a quick buck.
Paul s church on penn avenue reported three copper gutters and brackets were stolen from that church as well and that it was the second time it had happened capt.
Why are gutters stolen.
Some thieves grab aluminum gutters but the most popular material is copper which is worth more per pound than any other gutter or downspout material.
Then they could forensically link the perpetrator to the stolen gutters and make an arrest.
On wednesday an employee at st.
The thieves hit last week stealing copper gutters that ran along the side of the church that faces harper.