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Cohen Bros. helps police catch scrap metal thieves.


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., a Middletown, Chic scrap recycler, worked with local law enforcement to apprehend two men who had stolen some aluminum forms and had attempted to sell them for scrap.

The material the men were hoping to sell was valued at around $20,000.

Don Zulanch with Cohen Bros. says that the company was immediately suspicious of the material. The company requested documentation to prove that the material belonged to the sellers. When the men returned with a handwritten hand·write  
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 note, Cohen Bros. contacted police. The two men were charged with felonies, including receiving stolen property.

Zulanch says that Cohen Bros., like the majority of scrap recyclers, uses great care to avoid purchasing stolen scrap. To reduce the chance, and to assist police, Zulanch says the company has cameras on the property that film all transactions. "We take all the precautions precautions Infectious disease The constellation of activities intended to minimize exposure to an infectious agent; precautions imply that the isolation of an infected Pt is optional, but not mandatory. , all the steps. We want people to respect us," Zulanch says.
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Title Annotation:SCRAP INDUSTRY NEWS
Publication:Recycling Today
Date:Jun 1, 2007
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