International Business News - Scrap http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Police in Ohio are about to get help in trying to crackdown on scrap metal thieves who steal aluminum siding off houses and copper wiring from basements. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080911/new-ohio-law-aims-to-slow-down-scrap-metal-thefts.htm Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:55:48 EDT A Jamaican official says far tougher fines are needed to fight thieves plundering metal from construction sites, power lines and houses. Industry and Commerce Minister Karl Samuda said Sunday that anyone caught in possession of stolen scrap or attempting to illegally export recyclable copper and other metals should be fined up to about $28,000. The current fine is $50. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/jamaica-eyes-penalties-for-metal-thieves.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:53:20 EDT A Jamaican official says far tougher fines are needed to fight thieves plundering metal from construction sites, power lines and houses. Industry and Commerce Minister Karl Samuda said Sunday that anyone caught in possession of stolen scrap or attempting to illegally export recyclable copper and other metals should be fined up to about US$28,000. The current fine is US$50. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080720/jamaica-eyes-penalties-for-scrap-metal-thieves.htm Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:55:39 EDT More than 50 New York City sanitation department workers have been suspended for using the department's trucks to collect and sell scrap metal for their own profit. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/nyc-workers-suspended-in-scrap-metal-probe.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:07:09 EDT Guyana is allowing scrap metal dealers to export iron again, but is retaining a four-month ban on aluminum and copper. A spokesman for the scrap metal dealers' association says vandalism is still a concern. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/guyana-lifts-ban-on-scrap-iron.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:46:02 EDT Police say five children have died after the accidental detonation of a mortar shell at a scrap metal business in Pakistan. Police officer Rehmatullah Niazi said one of the scrap dealer's children bought three shells for recycling in Quetta, a city near the Afghan border. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/accidental-blast-kills-5-children-in-pakistan.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:56:07 EDT Missouri lawmakers have approved a measure making it easier for law enforcement officers to track scrap metal dealers that have been plundering copper and aluminum. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/mo-lawmakers-ok-bill-targeting-metal-thieves.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 14:25:24 EDT Hundreds of Marines were conducting a combat training mission in the Mojave Desert when an air patrol spotted something kicking up dust: A civilian pickup truck speeding across the barren landscape. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/military-cracks-down-on-scrap-metal-scavengers.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 08:56:12 EDT