Britain's Military Memorials Are Being Stolen For Scrap Metal

Disgusting: The Tidworth war memorial was paid for with £15,000 from the Royal British Legion but it has now been stolen for scrap metal

Have They No Shame? Thieves Take Bronze Statue Of WWII Soldier From Garrison Town's War Memorial -- Daily Mail

Police are hunting thieves who stole the bronze statue of a Second World War soldier from a memorial in a military town.

The one-off statue, commissioned for the garrison town of Tidworth, Wiltshire, was taken by two men to sell on as scrap metal.

Grainy CCTV footage shows two crooks taking 40 minutes to remove the sculpture from its plinth. They then carry it to their light-coloured car before speeding off.

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My Comment: Any scrap dealer would know right away that this was stolen. While I am not familiar with the laws in England, I do think that laws should be put in place to force scrap dealers to use common sense when it comes to purchasing scrap.