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Monday, March 25, 2013  Investigators with the Richland County Sheriff's Department say copper thieves have vandalized nine local churches.

Monday, August 13, 2012  Billions of dollars went to undetected identity thieves filing fraudlent tax returns in 2011, according to a new audit report by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA).

Thursday, May 17, 2012 

Wednesday, May 16, 2012  The 250-pound mascot of the Bluffton High football team has been swiped and it apparently took determined thieves to do so.

Tuesday, May 01, 2012  According to the AllClear ID 2012 Child Identity Theft Report, children under five years old are the fastest growing victims of identity theft with a 105 percent increase since last year.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012  The Palmetto State has seen a decline in copper thefts thanks to a recent state law.

Wednesday, February 08, 2012  Lexington County Sheriff’s Department detectives are seeking help two males who broke into the Spring Hill Lakes subdivision clubhouse on Spring Hill Road near Lexington at about 6 a.m. on January 22.

Wednesday, February 01, 2012  Fugitive investigators with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department and a regional U.S. Marshals Service fugitive task force arrested three individuals wanted on arrest warrants in connection with a West Columbia robbery on Tuesday, January 31.

Thursday, January 26, 2012  Thieves go to the bathroom to steal flushers from Ohio restrooms, possibly for scrap metal

Monday, December 05, 2011  The homeowner told a local television station he's particularly disgusted the thieves stole toys out of the toy box in his son's bedroom.

Sunday, October 30, 2011  Thieves looking for a fast buck are increasingly hitting the road across South Carolina -- and the boulevard, the highway and even the interstate freeway.

Saturday, October 08, 2011  Loopholes in South Carolina law makes it easy for car thieves to pocket hundreds of dollars by selling older cars to scrap dealers with few questions asked.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011  Thieves can get around $4 a pound for copper at salvage yards.

Thursday, December 02, 2010  Investigators say the man and woman pair walked off with a deposit bag containing a large amount of money from the Forest Drive store.

Thursday, April 01, 2010  Officials with the Saluda Police Department are looking for the individuals that took the boxed flatscreen televisions from Fred's Discount Store in Saluda on March 17.