Vigilant Pastor Helps Catch Alleged Copper Thief --
The arrested man was 55-year-old Tracy Elon Steele. Records show he has 19 Dallas County arrests dating back to 2002. They are non-violent property crimes like burglary and theft. Cases include stealing food in Garland. A trespassing charge at another Dallas church was awaiting trial when Tuesday’s arrest occurred.“I don’t care about your story, your background, we’re here to help. But, it makes it so much more difficult when someone comes and steals air conditioning.
The repeat copper thefts racked up thousands of dollars in losses at Salem Institutional Baptist Church which is not far from several South Dallas scrap yards that buy metal. “And that's the problem when I can steal on one street, walk two streets over and sell it and then the evidence is gone,” Atkins said.
Martinez said 18 scrap yards in Dallas are required to record purchases and report them to the police metal theft unit so detectives can compare items to reports of stolen material. “That detective will determine if that was part of a crime or not,” Martinez said. “That’s why it’s very essential if you are a victim of a crime to report it.”Police offer a tip to help avoid theft of copper and other metals in the first place.“Some of these scrap yards don’t like the fact that a lot of this is painted, a lot of the copper is painted. They prefer the brass color. Painting it devalues it,” he said.
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