Dive summary:
- With help from scrap recycler Metalico Inc., a Pennsylvania mother and son have been arrested for allegedly stealing and selling scrap copper.
- Joseph Plum Jr., the son, was a contractor at the nuclear power plant in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, where he is accused of stealing 1,400 pounds of copper.
- The son would allegedly steal the copper for his mother to sell; employees from the recycling facility eventually became suspicious and called the police.
From the article:
He then gave small amounts of copper to his mother to sell at a local scrap yard, police told the Times.
Employees from Metalico Inc. in Conway, Pa., contacted police about the large amount of industrial-grade copper they had accepted over multiple occasions, which they believed might have been stolen, according to the article. Police used records from the scrap yard to locate Darlene Johnson, 56, who has been charged with theft, receiving stolen property, defiant trespassing and conspiracy. ...
