A dark hallway at the closed Southwestern High School in Detroit reveals how scrappers take apart and decimate buildings, taking the ceilings, the lockers doors and ripping the wires out of the walls, in this Feb. 18, 2014 photo. Five years after Michigan targeted copper thefts plaguing cities like Detroit and disrupting railroads and utilities, plans to better restrict sales of stolen scrap metal are caught in a legislative fight despite agreement among political leaders and law enforcement that action is needed. The legislation would tighten rules in what can be a lucrative scrap metal market, giving police and prosecutors more tools to bolster cases against thieves. Scrapyards would have to take photos or video of metal they buy. Sellers could only be paid by check or money order, or they could redeem their money at an onsite ATM that takes photos of them getting the cash. (AP Photo/The Grand Rapids Press, Katie Bailey) ALL LOCAL TV OUT; LOCAL TV INTERNET OUT
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