published Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012

Thieves steal roof from McMinn County home

MCMINN COUNTY, TN. -- Here's a crime that might make you scratch your head: thieves steal an entire tin roof off a home, while the owner was away.

With metal on the rise, thieves are doing whatever they can to make a dollar.

"In the old days they would build a barn for everybody when they moved in the neighborhood, not catch them when they're gone and take their roof. But they did leave my kitchen sink," says Jerry Simpson.

Read more at WRCB.

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