In reading last month's Buckeye Farm News, there was a section about a new Website www.scraptheftalert.com that broadcasts descriptions and photos of metal materials that have been reported stolen and also provide the contact information of the investigating law enforcement officer.
The article states that OFBF is continuing to explore ways it can work with the scrap metal industry and local law enforcement to address farmers' concerns over metal theft. OFBF has met with the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries considering the above mentioned web-site. Although it is widely used by scrap dealers, many communities are unfamiliar, farmers and Farm Bureau members can educate and be helpful by making law enforcement officers aware of the resource.
Being a Farm Bureau member myself, education serves many purposes in opening peoples eyes and ears and to be aware of situations. I see using web sites such as this as a resource will provide communities with the education to become proactive.
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