Lead thieves use Google Earth to target UK churches
2nd December 2010
Thieves in Britain are using Google Earth to target lead roofs on Church of England buildings to sell on the lucrative metals market, a Church spokesman said. About 8,000 insurance claims have been made for lead theft worth about 23 million pounds ($35.93 million) during the past three years, Church estates commissioner Tony Baldry said during a debate in Westminster Hall this week.
Quasimodo is never around when you need him.
On the other hand, if some guy is on top of your church stripping the lead off of it, isn’t that going to be rather obvious?