HomeNon-ferrous MetalsRaw materialsFerrous METAL THEFT - VIEW FROM THE POLICE: Tactical approach reflects the difficulties in tackling this crime It’s 6.30am in a windswept car park in Coventry in the UK’s West Midlands, and a convoy of police vans has arrived as the authorities muster their forces for another thrust in the city’s battle against metal theft. The operation will involve about 30 police officers, and they will be targeting scrap metal collectors who are trying to deliver their material to an EMR scrapyard, having spent the... Email this article Your details Your recipients's details You can enter a maximum of 5 recipients. Use ; to separate email addresses. Email yourself a copy? Enter the code: Ok You might notice something different here.As we continue our evolution, our data and market news is now available through the Fastmarkets platform and a trial of this website is no longer available. Already registered? Log in Our new delivery solution allows you to access the prices and news that matters most to you in a way that delivers value, quality and a unique, fully customizable view for you. Learn More We are developing an experience that allows you to test drive building your view of our data and news on the new platform. In the meantime, we can prepare a quote for you and show you around. Get Started Contact Us +44 (0) 20 7779 8260 hello.mb@fastmarkets.com Published Jethro Wookey December 05, 2011 11:13 GMT London Keywords metal theft scrap metal Jo Floyd Coventry Metal Bulletin Police EMR cashless payments Related news {{article|snippet:'title'|removeHtmlTags}} {{article|fields:'dates'|date:dateArticleFormat}}