With the theft of metals on the rise, New York Senator Charles Schumer is calling for greater controls on the scrap industry. The value of scrap metal is increasing, and thieves have taken to stealing metals from railroads and subway lines, damaging the state's infrastructure. Schumer is calling for recyclers and scrap yards to keep more detailed records of their transactions and that sellers provide documentation for their materials.
He is also pushing to make some metal theft a federal crime.
