The theft of copper pipes is on the rise once again in Greytown and surrounding areas.

A resident Ken Hechter said an unknown man has recently broken into his home and removed copper pipes from the house.

“It is very inconveniencing because we have no idea where these people come from. In the first incident, they stole all the copper pipes at the local school before they came to my house.

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