Copper robbery foiled

Two Brantford men were arrested during a break and enter at an empty factory this morning.

At 10:00 a.m., a man working for the owner of the property, who knew that the Store Image factory on Elgin Street should have been empty and locked, found an unknownman in the building.
On arrival at the factory, Brantford Police found a man trying to steal the copper water pipes from the walls and ceilings.
They arrested the 41-year-old man and positioned officers around the building.
Shortly after, another man tried to flee from the building and was also taken into custody.
Police found that there was extensive damage to the walls and ceilings throughout the plant as a result of the copper water pipes being cut.
The estimated damaged to the building may be more than the value of the copper pipes they were trying to remove.
The names of the accused are 40 year-old George Cecil Roberts and 41 year-old Ross Reginald Roberts, both of Brantford.