Comments on: Copper Thief Strikes Community Center http://www.northescambia.com/2011/07/copper-thief-stikes-community-center Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:39:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Betty Porz http://www.northescambia.com/2011/07/copper-thief-stikes-community-center/comment-page-1#comment-92216 Betty Porz Thu, 14 Jul 2011 18:54:40 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=60752#comment-92216 we are glad to tell you ...Byrneville Community Center has a new air unit and its cooling great....ready for your use. We give a big shout out to Escambia County Facilities Management and to John for his dedication in making this happen ...we are booked solid this time of year with family reunions and he gave up his day off to make this happen for us....we hope evidence gathered by the sheriff's department will open a door to make an arrest in this case...we still hope someone will come forward and tell what they know....Thank you Northescambia.com... for your time invested with your web site...it doesn't get much better and we hope you stay around for a very long time. Betty Porz. ...board member for Byrneville Community Center we are glad to tell you …Byrneville Community Center has a new air unit and its cooling great….ready for your use. We give a big shout out to Escambia County Facilities Management and to John for his dedication in making this happen …we are booked solid this time of year with family reunions and he gave up his day off to make this happen for us….we hope evidence gathered by the sheriff’s department will open a door to make an arrest in this case…we still hope someone will come forward and tell what they know….Thank you Northescambia.com… for your time invested with your web site…it doesn’t get much better and we hope you stay around for a very long time.
Betty Porz. …board member for Byrneville Community Center

]]> By: tallyho http://www.northescambia.com/2011/07/copper-thief-stikes-community-center/comment-page-1#comment-92172 tallyho Thu, 14 Jul 2011 11:46:54 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=60752#comment-92172 Lets see a eight camera system at Sams club cost around $1200.00 with monitor. And yet every day we see that schools and centers are hit with thousands to replace units. Junk yards still buy the copper and aluminum. Your stuff is stole out of your yard and taken to the hock shop and most of the time it is young people stealing and the good old boy will let them hock it knowing that if the owner happens to find it their are the police. The poor old owener has to buy it back from the hock shop. This is a win-win for situation for the hock shop. The only way you can stop crime is to punish people for small crimes instead of turning them loose and their crimes get bigger a bigger as they get older. Lets see a eight camera system at Sams club cost around $1200.00 with monitor. And yet every day we see that schools and centers are hit with thousands to replace units. Junk yards still buy the copper and aluminum. Your stuff is stole out of your yard and taken to the hock shop and most of the time it is young people stealing and the good old boy will let them hock it knowing that if the owner happens to find it their are the police. The poor old owener has to buy it back from the hock shop. This is a win-win for situation for the hock shop. The only way you can stop crime is to punish people for small crimes instead of turning them loose and their crimes get bigger a bigger as they get older.

]]> By: Polythenepam http://www.northescambia.com/2011/07/copper-thief-stikes-community-center/comment-page-1#comment-92153 Polythenepam Thu, 14 Jul 2011 04:09:20 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=60752#comment-92153 My AC is rigged into my alarm system and I am in the process of designing a "cage" to be welded around it. Hopefullly it will slow 'em down long enough for the cops to get there. My AC is rigged into my alarm system and I am in the process of designing a “cage” to be welded around it. Hopefullly it will slow ‘em down long enough for the cops to get there.

]]> By: jeeperman http://www.northescambia.com/2011/07/copper-thief-stikes-community-center/comment-page-1#comment-92118 jeeperman Wed, 13 Jul 2011 15:56:49 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=60752#comment-92118 CW, What is left will go to the HVAC business that installs the new unit. And compressor, fan, etc. will be sold as repair parts to other customers. In this incident (and the others) too much of the old unit is gone or damaged thus the entire thing will be replaced. Yank out the easy to yank stuff, do some damage in the process and force entire unit replacement. CW,
What is left will go to the HVAC business that installs the new unit. And compressor, fan, etc. will be sold as repair parts to other customers.
In this incident (and the others) too much of the old unit is gone or damaged thus the entire thing will be replaced.
Yank out the easy to yank stuff, do some damage in the process and force entire unit replacement.

]]> By: Angi B. http://www.northescambia.com/2011/07/copper-thief-stikes-community-center/comment-page-1#comment-92113 Angi B. Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:50:17 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=60752#comment-92113 Yeah, I think these businesses need security camera's hidden, and can see everything that goes on around them; also maybe it would be a good idea that when anyone brings in the scrap iron, copper etc... they should also have camera's at the scrap yard, plus make them sign a form and show proof of ID. Something has to be done... Yeah, I think these businesses need security camera’s hidden, and can see everything that goes on around them; also maybe it would be a good idea that when anyone brings in the scrap iron, copper etc… they should also have camera’s at the scrap yard, plus make them sign a form and show proof of ID. Something has to be done…

]]> By: RB http://www.northescambia.com/2011/07/copper-thief-stikes-community-center/comment-page-1#comment-92110 RB Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:32:59 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=60752#comment-92110 Cameras would be used to help IDENTIFY, not stop the thieves. Unless they of course, saw the cameras and dismantled and stole them too, which would be a possibility. Cameras would be used to help IDENTIFY, not stop the thieves. Unless they of course, saw the cameras and dismantled and stole them too, which would be a possibility.

]]> By: FLSTCI http://www.northescambia.com/2011/07/copper-thief-stikes-community-center/comment-page-1#comment-92098 FLSTCI Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:35:06 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=60752#comment-92098 Ours was stolen a couple of weeks ago as well. I find it very interesting it will cost the county (tax payers) $3,000. It cost our business $1500. Still waiting to see if ins. company will pay anything since they considered it in a unsecure area. Ours was stolen a couple of weeks ago as well. I find it very interesting it will cost the county (tax payers) $3,000. It cost our business $1500. Still waiting to see if ins. company will pay anything since they considered it in a unsecure area.

]]> By: CW http://www.northescambia.com/2011/07/copper-thief-stikes-community-center/comment-page-1#comment-92086 CW Wed, 13 Jul 2011 03:11:40 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=60752#comment-92086 Jeeperman, that black part in the middle is a scroll compressor, the most expensive part of the unit. I highly doubt any HVAC tech in their right mind would steal bent up copper tubing, and leave behind the compressor, fan motor, and many other expensive parts. This was done by some stupid person who only knows what copper looks like. Just look at how bent up that cabinet is, it's clear the person went in and snatched the copper as fast as they could. I also really doubt the HVAC business is slow right now during the middle of summer, they're always booked up when I call them. Jeeperman, that black part in the middle is a scroll compressor, the most expensive part of the unit. I highly doubt any HVAC tech in their right mind would steal bent up copper tubing, and leave behind the compressor, fan motor, and many other expensive parts. This was done by some stupid person who only knows what copper looks like. Just look at how bent up that cabinet is, it’s clear the person went in and snatched the copper as fast as they could.

I also really doubt the HVAC business is slow right now during the middle of summer, they’re always booked up when I call them.

]]> By: jeeeperman http://www.northescambia.com/2011/07/copper-thief-stikes-community-center/comment-page-1#comment-92078 jeeeperman Tue, 12 Jul 2011 21:59:17 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=60752#comment-92078 Cameras do not stop thieves. Steel cages anything else that makes it tough to steal will force the thieves to seek easier pickins. Cameras do not stop thieves.
Steel cages anything else that makes it tough to steal will force the thieves to seek easier pickins.

]]> By: jeeperman http://www.northescambia.com/2011/07/copper-thief-stikes-community-center/comment-page-1#comment-92076 jeeperman Tue, 12 Jul 2011 21:27:53 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=60752#comment-92076 How does anyone know that the HVAC businesses are not buying the stolen A/C units for 25% of what they will get for it when they take it to the scrap dealer? And that the thieves are not actually working for the HVAC businesses that will profit from the need to install new A/C units to replace the ones that were stolen???? When business is slow, create a need for your business???? How does anyone know that the HVAC businesses are not buying the stolen A/C units for 25% of what they will get for it when they take it to the scrap dealer?
And that the thieves are not actually working for the HVAC businesses that will profit from the need to install new A/C units to replace the ones that were stolen????
When business is slow, create a need for your business????

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