The Porter County
Sheriff’s Police is investigating the theft of building materials from a
work site on Circle Drive in Dune Acres.
According to
police, sometime between 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, and 8 a.m. Wednesday
someone removed four L-shaped sheets of copper roofing, 10’ x 2’ x 1’, and
10 strips of copper fascia, 10’ x 5’’ x 5’’, being installed on a home by a
Schererville contractor. All of the copper was a heavy gauge of 20 oz.,
police said, and most of it was taken from the garage, although no sign of
forced entry was found.
Police put the
total loss at $4,800.
This theft is at
least the sixth one of copper reported this fall in Dune Acres. The other
five involved the theft of air-conditioners from homes on Pine Lane, Shore
Drive, and West Road, going back to September. The total estimated loss from
all five A/C thefts: $19,900.
Police did say
that, on Sept. 25, a contractor working at a residence on Pine Lane reported
talking to the driver of a “rusty older gold-colored minivan,” who had
stopped to ask if anyone lived next door. “The contractor asked the subject
why he was asking and the driver of the minivan advised that he was looking
to purchase real estate in Dune Acres.”