Lead roofing has brought thousands of pounds of profit for lead thieves.  

Between April 2007 and April this year, there were 441 reported cases of lead roofing theft in Devon and Cornwall – but only 16 resulted in prosecutions.

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Despite the increase of lead theft only three percent of lead criminals find themselves in front of the courts.  Police are working to deter the thefts.

Supt Sumner said all scrap dealers in the force area were now required to ask for formal identification from sellers. Non- commercial sellers must provide their vehicle registration number.

The operation has also seen queues of cars waiting to be seen at scrap dealers checked by a team of police and other interested agency members, including the Department for Work and Pensions, the Department of Social Security and the Environment Agency.

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