Eleven people charged in copper theft case

Eleven people – four of them prison service guards at the Heřmanice prison house in Ostrava – have now been charged in connection with the theft of copper, a police spokeswoman said on Monday. A police raid took place at the prison a day earlier. Those charged are believed to have been involved in scam practices at a nearby scrap metal yard from which they made millions of crowns. None of the suspects has been remanded in custody; those employed by the prison have been let go. In view of the ongoing investigation the police have released only basic details.

Author: Jan Velinger