Thieves target massive water tower at Packard Plant in Detroit
The iconic tower is nearly a century old and rises high above the concrete ruins.
Police: Packard Plant isn’t our problem, despite scrapping
DPD denies evidence of a brazen, dangerous scrapping operation that is putting motorists and residents at risk.
Bold scrappers cause partial collapse at Packard Plant
Firefighters perused the debris for a scrapper who had become pinned in the debris.
Riding with Benny: A look at Napoleon’s neighborhood plan
During our one-hour drive, we saw scrappers, suspected drug dealers, a loose pit bull, gang-related graffiti, wide-open abandoned homes, dilapidated businesses and yards covered in trash.
Man masturbates, barks like dog as historic club burns
The naked lurker crawled on his hands and knees, with his tongue out, and gazed at the flames.
Photos: Scavenging for scrap metal
Who are the scrappers? They are laid-off autoworkers, drug addicts, high school dropouts and others trying to get by.
Tense scene unfolds outside charred liquor store as ATF investigates, scrappers lurk
Some residents also hurled insults at the owners of Ideal Market at Chene and Ferry, accusing them of burning down the store for insurance money.
Neighbor: Two teen girls attacked, robbed at abandoned Packard Plant
Police were seen patrolling the perimeter of the plant Monday, even as suburban teens threw bricks at buildings and thieves continued to load pickup trucks with scrap metal.
Investigation: Scrapyard near abandoned Packard Plant dishes out cash for stolen metal
The money is quick and easy – and the metal market is booming, producing record profits for shady scrapyards and a modest living for scrappers.
Investigation: Thieves tear apart Packard Plant for scrap metal in broad daylight; neighbors at risk
Scrapping thieves have become alarmingly more daring and audacious as police have virtually ignored an organized scrapping operation that has sprung up at the abandoned Packard Plant in Detroit.