Stealing Lead From Roofs

The brazen heist was spotted tuesday when a cleaner.

Stealing lead from roofs.

A security specialist has said that stealing lead from church roofs should be treated as an anti christian hate crime because thieves know it will disrupt religious services. Lead theft stretches at least as far back as roman times. They caused an estimated 225 000 of damage at minimum after targeting the building on saturday and sunday. While it does give a house a fairy tale hobbit like look moss contributes nothing else to a roof.

Stealing lead from a church s roof should be treated as an anti christian hate crime a security expert has said because it forces many to close their doors for worship after repeated raids. T he roof of the 15th century church of st mary furneux pelham herts is adorned within with carved wooden angels. In fact if moss is left unchecked it can lead to serious damage to your home. Revd keith brindle said the would be thieves could not have chosen a worse time.

This problem is not new. Thefts of lead from church roofs have become a national problem. Perhaps the best hope for curtailing lead theft especially for those churches that can only afford to. A church was left open to the elements after thieves stole 90 per cent of the lead roof.

Two men trying to steal from a church roof were caught lead handed by the reverend who was inside conducting a. Three men have been charged with stealing lead from the roofs of five village churches in east yorkshire. Protecting lead roofs from theft a crime with a history. Newser a church in england is reeling after thieves posing as tradesmen apparently stripped its lead roof bare the huffington post reports.