power stations has doubled this year, the Garda said as it announced a campaign to curb the theft and sale of valuable metals.
They also steal beer kegs, electrical goods, road signs, letter boxes and goal posts for their scrap metal value., said Assistant Commissioner for Special Crime Operations John O’Driscoll. Some are from Ireland while others come from different countries and travel around stealing scrap metal. Mr O’Driscoll urged the public to report suspicious activity as soon as they notice it, rather than waiting to find something has been stolen. “Make the phone call to us and we’ll assess it.”
The Irish Times recently reported that some recycling plants are leaving metal out for criminals to take, rather than risk violence or intimidation. Gardaí have had some success in targeting scrap metal gangs recently. In the last two months the number of break-ins at ESB substations have dropped off dramatically.
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