Four Hungarian immigrants from Toronto were recently banned from Lambton County for targeting Sarnia’s Bluewater Power compound in a dangerous and costly copper wire heist.

In Stratford, vandals damaged cemetery gravesites while making off with brass and bronze memorials.

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And in London, police arrested a suspect they say was responsible for 23 copper thefts, most of them downtown, over five months.

Thieves targeting metal for quick cash is a problem that’s plagued Southwestern Ontario for years – and it hasn’t gone away.

“It appears that this is a crime of opportunity due to the value of copper and the unprotected areas that are vulnerable to theft and damage,” London police Det.-Sgt. Rob Brown said Wednesday.

Sarnia police Staff Sgt. Ivan Skinn said they

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