Seems the Nassau County Plumbers are reading once again about stealing metals from installations at commercial properties for cash. Daring thieves stole the copper plumbing out from a radiation therapy clinic which disrupted the care of over sixty patients who had appointments scheduled that day. Workers and patients arrived to find the facility unable to operate or help patients. The value of the recycled metal was about $300.

An employee of the radiation clinic reportedly noticed that there was no running water at the facility. Upon further inspection, the worked noticed tools outside of the building where the copper plumbing parts had been removed. The plumbing was part of the cooling system of the building which made the radiation equipment useless for patients.

“Copper has gone up so much at the scrapyards that thieves are getting brazen when stealing these materials.” said John Anderson, a Nassau County Plumber. “But what they do not realize is how it affects the people at the buildings they are stealing from.”

Local contractors were working to restore the setup to regular operating standards.