$15,000 in scrap metal stolen
"Someone stole $15,000 worth of scrap metal from a railroad.
Bismarck Police Sgt. Mark Buschena said employees at DMVW Railroad reported someone stole scrap metal from sites where the company is rebuilding train tracks, somewhere from Bismarck to 10 miles out of the city limits.
Buschena said the theft occurred between 5 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. Friday."
I really think this is poor reporting. What was taken?
Even if we were paying $200/ton for #1 iron then this would be 75 ton of material... 150,000 lbs. Taken in 1 evening? Or maybe it was all copper? $3/lb would be 5,000 lbs of copper? With 2 yards here in town this should be easy to spot. Who has that kind of equipment to move that much stuff overnight and not be noticed?
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