oregonpackfan
01-25-2008, 09:35 PM
Are meth users( called "tweakers" out here) stealing bronze statues in your part of the country?
Oregon has had two major instances of meth users stealing bronze statues, cutting them up, and turning them into scrap dealers so they can get money for meth.
In Portland, a bronze statue of a woman holding hands with a toddler was stolen from a high end home. A scrap dealer called the police when he found a statue's hand in the pile of scrap. The original statue was valued at $40,000. The scrap dealer paid the thieves $100.
Good police work discovered was a female private security guard and her boyfriend were the two thieves.
At the Fort Clapsop State Park, which honors the Oregon winter encampment of the Lewis and Clark expedition, a life-sized bronze statue of the Indian guide Sacagaweya was stolen from its foundation. The statue was valued at $30,000. Those thieves had received $150 for the metal.
So, is this kind of bronze statue crime involving tweakers happening in your neck of the woods?
Oregon has had two major instances of meth users stealing bronze statues, cutting them up, and turning them into scrap dealers so they can get money for meth.
In Portland, a bronze statue of a woman holding hands with a toddler was stolen from a high end home. A scrap dealer called the police when he found a statue's hand in the pile of scrap. The original statue was valued at $40,000. The scrap dealer paid the thieves $100.
Good police work discovered was a female private security guard and her boyfriend were the two thieves.
At the Fort Clapsop State Park, which honors the Oregon winter encampment of the Lewis and Clark expedition, a life-sized bronze statue of the Indian guide Sacagaweya was stolen from its foundation. The statue was valued at $30,000. Those thieves had received $150 for the metal.
So, is this kind of bronze statue crime involving tweakers happening in your neck of the woods?