Copper Theft Crime Debated At Council

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Metal theft topped Monday’s discussion as city council and Police Chief Mike Burns addressed Macon’s top crimes of 2011. There were nearly a thousand metal theft cases in the city last year.

Last week Macon forked out around $20-thousand to repair copper theft damage from recreation centers in Bibb County. Council members met with Police Chief Mike Burns Monday afternoon and they want answers to this growing problem in middle Georgia.

“To me that is tearing our city apart,” said City Council President James Timley.