It's hard to hide stolen metal. If someone has a lot of metal that doesn't look like it belongs to them, it probably doesn't. Metal theft from businesses, schools, homes, vehicles and even cemetaries is one of the fastest growing crimes in the nation. |
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PROTECT YOUR BUSINESS FROM METAL THEFT - CRIME & DINE, JULY 24
"There are two kinds of businesses," said 6th Precinct Captain Dan Shiele, "Those that have been hit by a metal thief and those that will be." With the price of copper reaching $6,000 a ton and aluminum at $1,400, It seems every structure is a target, from businesses to schools to empty foreclosed homes.
Sacramento Police Detective Bobby Daniels will discuss law enforcement programs, and local scrap metal dealers and a metal theft reporting agency will present what business managers need to know about this costly epidemic. “The government pays about $1,000 for a light pole - and thieves can get about $150 apiece by selling them for scrap metal,” said Lt. Ray Cote
Crime & Dine participants will learn:
> How metal recyclers identify stolen goods.
> What is being done to prevent the purchase of stolen materials.
> The best techniques to deter thieves and identify materials.
> About statewide metal theft laws in the Senate and Assembly..
But be a victim no longer. Attend Crime & Dine Luncheon on Thursday, July 24, 12 – 1:30 p.m. Sacramento Recycling, 8491 Fruitridge Rd.$10 members, $15 non-members, Call Dawn Carlson at Power Inn Alliance 453-8888.
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Sign of the times (NOT) Can you spot two other code violations? |
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CITY CODE ENFORCEMENT TARGETS NONCOMPLIENT SIGNS IN THE AREA
Power Inn Alliance staff recently met with City Code Department Director Max Fernandez and Deputy Ron O’Conner to devise a plan to combat signage blight in the area. While the Alliance clean up crew regularly removes the illegal small signs that seem to appear overnight along curbs and sidewalks, the incidence of larger noncompliant signs has been growing.
“One ugly, nonconforming sign attracts another,” said Fernandez, adding that an area can soon take on a cluttered, unattractive appearance impeding development. On a recent ride-around, Code Enforcement Officer Larry Cyrus noted over a dozen illegal signs and warned owners that if they were not removed voluntarily within five days, the City would remove them at a cost and fine to the respective owner. Within a few weeks, Cyrus and other code enforcement officers will return and write citations for sign violations.
THESE SIGNS ARE ILLEGAL
Signs located on or project over the roof of a building or structure;
Canvas signs and banners;
Flags, other than those of any nation, state or political subdivision;
Pennants, streamers, bunting, wind signs and fixed balloons;
“A” frame and portable signs of any nature;
Statues, real or simulated, utilized for advertising purposes.
For more information, contact: Dawn Carlson.
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