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Think your Air Conditioner is safe from theft?
Has really come down to this? Are people actually stealing Air Conditioners right outside your bedroom window? You better believe it. Actually, you can almost count on it.
It comes down to two simple factors really. The need for money and the relative ease in which your air conditioner can be stolen. Whether it’s someone [...]
Habitat for Humanity using Property Armor for A/C Cages
With all the good that Habitat for Humanity does for communities across the nation, it is sad that copper thieves will not give even the most noble of organizations a pass when it comes to making a quick buck. Air conditioners are being stolen without discrimination from all types of dwellings including homes, businesses, hospitals, [...]
Air Conditioner Cages…A Smart Decision
Imagine sitting in your house or business and slowly starting to feel the temperature reach an uncomfortable level. Your standing in front of the thermostat and realize that that the inside temperature does not match what you have it set for. There’s a problem. What can I check? The filter? Is the thermostat broken? These [...]
Air Conditioners Ransacked in Theft
VANCOUVER, Wash. — Metal thieves did an estimated $50,000 in damages to businesses in the 3200 block of NE 42nd Street in Vancouver.
The stealing of valuable metal and selling it for pennies on the dollar has become an epidemic, Vancouver police said. This time the crooks hit air conditioning units, ripping them apart and cutting out [...]
GPS for Air Conditioners…Buyer Beware
I was recently handed a flyer that had posted at the top of the page “Stop A/C theft 100%“. It also read “GPS it, Don’t Cage it.” The article implied that cages for air conditioners are ugly and for the most part ineffective. It goes on to say how for $200 up front, the A/C [...]
Why is copper theft so important?
Copper theft is reaching epidemic levels in the United States. A thief can steal copper from an unprotected air conditioner in minutes, leaving you with thousands of dollars in replacement costs. If you are not protected, you are a target.
Copper theft: Lawmakers consider tougher penalties
The following article was published by WTSP in Tallahassee, Florida.
With copper prices soaring, so is copper theft , creating power outages, communication breakdowns and other issues beyond the immediate thievery.
The problem has gotten so bad — some people think the economic slowdown contributes to the crime — that legislators are likely to increase penalties for [...]
