I agree with all of the suggestions so far. The law has been cracking down on yards buying illicit material, so if the yards in your area all know about this goon, chances are they will "blackball" him and refuse to buy anything from him. Not worth the risk for them. There are a few of these types in my area who I will not buy a dollar worth of anything from. In fact, the law here in PA requires that anyone selling certain materials or anything valued over $100 sign a written statement that they A) are the lawful owner of everything they are selling and B) have never been convicted of any theft involving metal items. No ID, no signature = No sale. Here in this state at least, a metal theft conviction on this guy's record would cause him major problems with legitimate scrap buyers. "Convicted thief" is just not a good reputation to have anywhere, and it would be easy to prove and quickly destroy his credibility with anyone you talk to. Getting a conviction on his record would be my first objective.
Thieves suck, whether they steal $100,000 in cash or a dollar worth of cans. It's not theirs, someone else worked for it/saved it, and it really p**ses me off any time I hear about it. I hope you get some results with the law that will make this guy very sorry that he stole from you.
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