Northshore home builder says construction site thefts on the rise
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - There’s been a spike in construction site thefts on the Northshore according to a home builder and the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office.
“It’s always been around but it’s been extreme, it’s gotten to the point where it’s out of control,” Andy Northcutt with DSLD Homes said.
Northcutt says there are thefts upwards of $50,000 at a time. Entire roofing or siding packages, appliances, lumber, doors and windows, all stolen after they’re delivered to sites.
“They resell it, they use it on their own projects at home, lately, we found the last guy was using in one of his houses he was getting ready to flip locally,” Northcutt said.
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