Two men were arrested Wednesday night after stealing nearly $100,000 worth of metal from a rail yard in Tacoma, police said Thursday.
Two men were arrested Wednesday night after stealing nearly $100,000 worth of metal from a rail yard in Tacoma, police said Thursday.
A passerby noticed two suspicious men in vests and hard hats standing near a construction truck at North 31st and Carr streets and called police. Officers found the men had loaded the truck and an attached trailer with metal from the rail yard.
The metal was valued at $75,000 to $100,000.
Both men were booked into the Pierce County Jail.
Two men were arrested Wednesday night after stealing nearly $100,000 worth of metal from a rail yard in Tacoma, police said.
A man wanted for nearly two years for allegedly stealing 600 pounds of metal from a Tacoma recycling yard has been arrested.
Sen. Tracey Eide said that one day after she agreed to sponsor a bill cracking down on copper wire and metal theft, she became a victim herself.
Fruits and vegetables are not the only cash crops coming from the Mid-Columbia's thousands of acres of farmland.
The rich agricultural fields are prime producers of stolen copper for drug-addicted metal thieves.
Police officers from across the state gathered at the Kennewick police station Wednesday for a one-day copper theft seminar that they hope helps combat the growing number of metal theft in the Tri-Cities.
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