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We have such a problem 'round here with metal thefts. Everything from  copper 
wire and copper tubing (from BNSF) to catalytic converters, and  everything 
in between. There are those of us out here who figure anyone in the  
riverbed, 
on a quad, with no lights on at two in  the morning, is up to no  good. We've 
caught several of them, and held them (unpleasantly) until deputies  arrived.
 
Our alfalfa farmers have awakened, on occasion, to discover that the guts  of 
their huge, rolling sprinkler systems have headed south. The guy that  
invented those systems lives right down the road from me.
 
We (Property Owners Association, Chamber and CSD) have finally gotten 'The  
Gummint" to pay attention, and now the local recyclers are getting into 
trouble 
 for not documenting where all this stuff comes from.
 
Recently, our San Bernardino County Sheriffs did a sting operation -  planted 
copper wire and such next to the tracks, where it appeared that a BNSF  
maintenance project was going on. Who did they catch? Two of my neighbors! Go 
 
figure.
 
Sandy
Mid-Mojave
 
 
 
 



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