On the Lower East Side, plaques celebrating famous Americans were stolen in broad daylight. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Wednesday. Today we’ll find out about a rash of thefts of metal ...

FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz. -- A few years ago, while poring through scrap metal at A & T Metals Recycling Center in Sierra Vista, an employee discovered a large brass plaque in the scrap yard.

A bronze plaque stolen from the city of Burbank and thousands of pounds of street lighting wire were recovered during a compliance check at a Los Angeles recycling center late last week. A press ...