Copper thefts strike sites in Germany and Switzerland

In St. Georgen im Schwarzwald, Germany, thieves entered a warehouse through an unsecured door and stole a pallet of copper. Police estimate the loss in the mid‑four‑digit euro range and have appealed for witnesses.

In Schinznach Bad, Aargau, Switzerland, an isolated commercial building lost large sections of its copper roof. The damage is described as considerable, and the cantonal police have opened an investigation into the unknown perpetrators.