Scrap Metal Crime

    With scrap metal prices soaring, thieves are going after any metal they can find – manhole covers, grates, highway guardrails, and public statues. This hour, a look at the scrap metal industry and the rise in scrap metal crime with American Metal Market scrap editor MICHAEL MARLEY, Upper Darby Police Superintendent MICHAEL CHITWOOD and Morris Iron & Steel Co. Vice-President RON GRELLER.
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