MUKILTEO, Wash. – Someone made off with a storage container overnight Sunday with about 25 tons of scrap metal inside.
The container was outside Terrene Engineering Inc. The business set aside the metal after production. It was going to be recycled and worth about $10,000.
"We've had a few people try to cut the lock and get a little bit of stuff," co-owner Colin Chadwick said.
The thief also badly damaged three company vans parked in the parking lot. Chadwick believes the thief backed into the vans to try and secure the storage container to the back of the truck.
The container was found on Monday three miles away in the parking lot of an Auto Parts store in South Everett. It was empty.
Scrap metal theft is on the rise again as the price of metal goes up. Chadwick says it’s selling for about $400 per ton.
Motion sensor cameras captured video of a semi-truck backing up to the storage container Sunday night. Mukilteo Police plan to enhance the video to try and ID the driver.
"Pretty bold," said Chadwick. "It's surreal."
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