Thieves trash Dayton construction site

The damage done was estimated up to $100,000

Updated: Monday, 30 Aug 2010, 5:40 PM EDT
Published : Monday, 30 Aug 2010, 5:07 PM EDT

Megan O'Rourke; Web produced by David Robinson

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) - Police are looking for the copper thieves who caused thousands of dollars in damage at a Dayton construction site.

The North Main St. building formerly known as Club Cream, is going through a major renovation into an office building.
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The thieves stole 11 commercial grade air conditioning radiators out of units on the roof.

Police said the parts were likely sold at a scrape yard for a few hundred dollars.

But the units they destroyed were worth much more. The damage done was estimated at $70,000 to $100,000.

Officers said they've seen a lot of similar crimes in the last few weeks.

"The economy is down, cost of copper is up, it's a quick easy fix," explained Det. Jamie Bullens. "It's just a crime of opportunity. The business is vacant here and they were able to gain access get up on the roof and remove it."

If you have any information that could help Dayton Police catch the criminals responsible for this air conditioning unit theft, or any other, call Crime Stoppers at 222-7867.

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