EXCLUSIVE The police chief in charge of the clampdown on metal theft has insisted that the campaign will benefit legitimate scrap dealers.British Transport Police (BTP) detective superintendent John McBride told MRW that when the police had built up a clearer understanding of metal crime, they would be able to adopt a more hands-off approach towards traders.McBride, who heads the National Metal Theft Taskforce, was speaking in response to the magazine's coverage of the effects of metal theft, and subsequent policing and legislative moves, on the industry.He said he wanted to reassure MRW readers: "We are not just looking at them."
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