$16K in Materials Stolen from Rt. 130 Construction Project

At least $16,000 of metal has been reported as stolen from construction sites of contractors on the Route 130 project since it began last year, according to Collingswood Police.

South State, Inc. has been working on the multiyear Route 130 bridge and highway project, which in 2012 included the razing of longtime Collingswood burger joint Roney's.

The company maintains a couple of project locations within the borough, that, according to police reports, have been struck by thieves repeatedly since last year.

• Between March 22 and March 24, police say, unknown persons entered into the South State site on Maple and Pacific Avenues, removing $5,000 in scrap iron and aluminum castings.
• On April 1, South State reported that approximately 1,000 pounds of rebar, valued at $6,000, were stolen from an unsecured storage site.
• Sometime between April 20 and April 25, South State also reported that $5,000 of rebar, anchor bolts and assorted steel went missing from a job site in the area of Maple Ave. and Route 130.
• In December 2012, South State reported that an undetermined amount of copper and other metals were stolen from the project site.
• Last June,  after it was parked overnight on Route 130; it was eventually recovered elsewhere in the county.

Police have no suspects in the incidents.

A spokesperson for South State declined to comment, citing contractual obligations that prevent company employees from speaking with the media.