Copper burglars struck again over the weekend at Columbus-based Air Control Engineering Inc., marking the fourth break-in in two months and bringing losses up to nearly $100,000 for the mechanical contractor.
The burglars, who were described only as driving a black car, also broke into the company”s 1119 Pridmoor Drive facility over the weekends of June 11 and July 16, and Tuesday, July 19, said Police Public Information Officer Terrie Songer.
Surveillance video showed the burglars arrived in a black car hours after employees had left for the day, and stayed about two hours, she said.
“They took everything,” she said, including tubing from trailers at the facility.
Although no one was in custody for the burglaries this morning, Songer said officers were following up on “numerous tips” today.
Air Control Engineering Inc., is one of the larger mechanical contractors in the area and has worked on several high-profile projects, including the Colvard Student Union at Mississippi State University and the Fine Arts Building at the Mississippi University for Women.
Its president, Lynn Robinson, could not immediately be reached for comment.
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