I’m going a bit back here, but does anyone remember the movie, The Secret of NIHM? If so, perhaps you’ll recall the crow, Jeremy, who became obsessed with Mrs. Brisby’s “sparkly?”

Apparently thieves are now taking a page from that book (er, movie).

Watch your copper and aluminum, gang. All things sparkly and extremely useful in your household are worth gold (or, at least something) to thieves who go so far as to rip the stuff out of walls and wires to make a mint from it at recycling centers.

Who knew?