Copper

FOREST CITY — Thieves stripped approximately 1,700 feet of copper wire off of an irrigation system, taking approximately $4,000 of wire from the rural Forest City property over the weekend. According to the Meeker County Sheriff’s office, the theft was reported around 10 a.m....

LITCHFIELD -- Meeker County Sheriff Jeff Norlin is asking for the public's help to be watchful for suspicious persons and vehicles related to copper, metal, and other salvage thefts. With the high prices of scrap metal, Meeker County, as well as across Minnesota and the nation, these...

BENSON -- The Swift County Sheriff's Office arrested a suspect Thursday evening in connection with a series of recent burglaries in which copper and metal fittings were stolen from unoccupied vacant homes and abandoned farmyards. Sheriff John Holtz said the suspect is being held...