City employees stealing metal

[demopublican]

I bet that this is just the tip of the iceberg.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bre...,2478920.story

In March, the inspector general's office searched the conduit yard and seized 440 pounds of copper cable locked in storerooms by a crew under investigation. Under questioning, most of the employees denied stealing the cable, argued they were allowed to do so, or said their supervisors permitted the activity, the investigation showed. One employee, however, "admitted to stealing deactivated cable," the report said "That employee indicated that periodically, the truck crew would search for deactivated cable in the duct banks and remove the cable by attaching a chain to the cable and hooking the chain onto the bumper of the City truck and pulling the cable out of the manhole," the report stated. "The employee further advised that one employee would conduct the transaction at Mid-Atlantic, receive the proceeds, and split it amongst the crew who was assigned to the truck that day." The employee also said that "this conduct had been occurring for years and that most crews engaged in this activity," the report stated. "Supervisors were aware of the conduct and may have even condoned it."

[demopublican]

You also have to wonder if Mid Atlantic Metal should have known what was going on.

That is a small operation off of Benson Ave. This is some heavy cable we are talking about. My guess is that it was delivered in a city truck.

What kind of responsibility does the metal purchaser have?

[demopublican]

This could be interesting. We should be able to find out what vehicles they were driving.

http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/04/15...ll-have-holes/

The law requires scrap buyers to:

-Note a description, including the weight and grade, of the scrap.

-Take a picture.

-Record the date and time of the transaction and the amount paid to the seller.

-Record the name, date of birth, address, driver’s license number, license plate number of the vehicle used to transport the metal, and the physical description of the seller as seen on his or her ID.

-Send the information to local and state police.