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old incinerator – the twin stacks. They burn the plastic off the copper wire,” he said. Chatham-Kent police are aware of the situation. In fact, Const. Renee Cowell said Lenover is bang on. “Unfortunately, your merchants are right. We are quite familiar with that area as it is a common place for suspects to dump their stolen property and burn wire,” she said. Cowell said while police are aware of what goes on there, they can’t sit on the property day and night. “Although we do patrol this area on a regular basis, we still need those in the area to call us should they see anyone or anything suspicious,” she said. “We need the community to be vigilant and help us solve this problem. The sooner we’re notified of suspicious activity, the quicker we can get an officer to the area to investigate.”
If you see smoke wafting up from long-dormant stacks rising out of the woods in southeast Chatham, it could be a homeless person cooking a meal, or it could be a thief preparing stolen copper wire for sale for scrap. It’s the latter that has police, and area business owners, concerned. Mike Lenover, owner of Lenovers Quality Meats and Seafoods on Park Avenue East, said he’s been victimized by thieves in recent years; people looking for a quick theft that ultimately causes a great deal of damage. He said people who steal in the area often head to the site of the old Darling rendering plant to sort out their items and to burn any plastic insulation off copper wire before trying to sell it to a Sarah Schofield/The Chatham Voice scrap yard. Members of the Port Huron Big Red Marching Band perform as part of the Chatham Santa Claus Parade Friday night on “I’m sure that’s where King Street. Thousands of people lined up to watch the parade. Continued on page 2 they go to burn it – the Run Date: Nov 19, 2015 Chatham Wallaceburg Courier Press (10.333" x 2.000") Full Colour EOR#7374
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