Police Blotter: Copper Theft Reported in Waukee

Editor's note: All information below is provided by police in incident reports through Oct. 28, the most recent available. Dates below are when the incident occurred, not when an arrest or charges were filed. Charges do not always result in convictions.

Copper prices are on the rise which means so are thefts of the "precious" metal, even in Waukee.

On Sunday afternoon, Oct. 28, a Waukee man reported a theft from a motor vehicle. A window on a van parked at a residence in the 300 block of Christopher Drive had been broken and items were taken from the vehicle.

The vehicle sustained approximately $200 damage. Copper valued at $1,100 was taken from the vehicle.

No arrests have been made in the incident.

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